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Malachite & Quartz

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Malachite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Mindola Mine, Kitwe, Copper Belt Province, Zambia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

A micromount showing Quartz coated Malachite and some small bluish-green, undetermined microcystals, which color is comparable to Cornwallite.

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

Quartz

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