Malachite from
Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Locality type: | Mine | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Malachite | |
Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | |
Comments: | all Malachite from this site is Micro, quality of the malachite is rather attractive under magnification, there is currently only one vein at this site that I am aware of that has Malachite and azurite in a grey metallic matrix of chalcocite. | |
Habit: | Acicular and tabular | |
Colour: | green | |
Luminescent properties: | no | |
Abundance at site: | Rare | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Associated Minerals: | ||
Associates: | Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Copper | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 908181 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:908181:9 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 9067eb3c-6059-4ac2-9a74-679f34f63bb4 | |
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