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Malachite Psm Azurite

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Malachite Psm Azurite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.6 × 0.7 cm
Description

Classic blades of green fibrous crystals of malachite that totally replaces interpenetrated and elongated crystals of azurite.

Acquired in 1984. Ex Fernand Weyts #381.

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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

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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