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Malachite On Dolomite

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Malachite On Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Mockleiten Mine, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6.5 × 4 cm
Description

Fresh and curly malachite wires inside vugs of whiteish dolomite. Older collection specimen.

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White