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Cuprite & Malachite

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Cuprite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
El Pinar de Bédar, Bédar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 4.3 × 3.7 cm
Description

Very nice and rich sample of malachite pseudomorphose after cuprite crystals!

Acquired: 
Boxed with Label
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