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Malachite & Fluorite

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Malachite & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Carmina Mine, Pineda de la Sierra, Burgos, Castile & León, Spain
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2.3 × 2.6 cm
Description

An elongated fluorite cube is partially covered by malachite globules. This was a gift from a teacher during my school days, and was collected in May 1974.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Malachite

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
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