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Cuprite & Malachite

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Cuprite & Malachite

ex Americo Urbinati collection

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Description
Locality: 
Wilhelmschacht Mine, Oberhohndorf, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.1 × 3.1 cm
Description

red massive cuprite with green malachite and apple green crystals of an unknown mineral

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