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Malachite

Malachite is a mineral from the carbonate group,it's chemical formula is Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂.It is found in oxidation zones of copper deposits.It is found worldwide and is used as jewelery mainly and smelting into copper.


1.Hardness:3.5-4 on the Moh scale.

2.Color:Green to dark green

3.Specific gravity:3.6-4

4.Cleavage:{201} Perfect,{010} Fair.

5.Habit:Stalctitic,massive,botryoidal.The habit of the crystals are prismatic,acicular and tabular.

6.Fracture:Subconchoidal to uneven.

7.Luster:Vitreous - Silky.

8.Streak:Light green

Some other properties that malachite shows are:

A.Diaphaneity:Translucent to opaque.
B.Crystal system:Monoclinic-prismatic.
C.Twinning:Penetration twinning and Polysynthetic twinning.