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Cuprite & Malachite

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Cuprite & Malachite

Ex Peter Golley

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Description
Locality: 
Marke Valley Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4 × 2 cm
Description

A lode section consisting entirely of massive and microcrystalline cuprite with a few vugs containing larger crystals. Both sides of the vein have a weathered layer of malachite.

A very aesthetic 19th century Cornish classic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Malachite

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