Specimen #397
Name: Malachite and Chrysocolla
Type: Mineral
Locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 12 x 10 x 8.5 cm
Weight: 1587
Acquired: 2007-03-10
Source: The Scratch Patch
Label: N
Comment: purchased in Capetown. Chrysocolla and Malachite are two of three major copper bearing minerals, which makes it a valuable ore of copper. It is light green to deep blue with often green veining, found in most copper mines and formed similarly to turquoise; that is, in the oxidized zones of copper deposits.
Minerals: Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2)
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