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Goethite & Malachite Psm Cuprite

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Goethite & Malachite Psm Cuprite

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Description
Locality: 
Mine #6, Agrileza, Sounion, Lavrion, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.6 × 4.8 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
80.00gr
Description

Unusual and very aesthetic crystallization and combination of aerial and structural towering delicate numerous Goethite formations, with in between, nesting-like velvety lustrous green Malachite pseudomorphed after octagonal Cuprite crystals, contrasting beautifully with the dark and silvery Goethite crystallization, from the classic locality

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Malachite

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

Cuprite

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

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