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Shattuckite Quartz & Malachite

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Shattuckite Quartz & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

Deep blue quartz caused by inclusions of shattuckite and with minor malachite present.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shattuckite

Formula: 
Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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