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Malachite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Cobre Mine, Aranzazú, Concepción del Oro Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 1 cm
Description

Drusy green malachite covered with tiny transparent quartz crystals

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