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Pseudomalachite

#PD33299

Pseudomalachite

#PD33299
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Black Pine mine, Philipsburg, Granite Co., Montana, United States
Tagged
phosphate

Little cluster of Quartz crytstal points partially covered in a second generation of drusy Quartz with spheroids to 1mm of green Psuedomalachite.

Pseudomalachite

Formula
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Botryoidal, Massive, Stalactitic 
Cleavage
Imperfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Greasy 
Color
blue green, green, dark green, black green 
Streak
bluish green 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
4-5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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