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Malachite On Plancheite

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Malachite On Plancheite

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Locality: 
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.77 × 4.38 × 1.41 cm
Description

Striking specimen of  a circular row of perfect Malachite crystals on a back ground of Plancheite and possible Heterogenite?

Ex my personal collection.  L3662

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

Plancheite

Formula: 
Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DB.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Sanda carriere (Sanda quarry; Sanda Mine), Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)

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