Azurite and Malachite - Arizona - USA - Both very common secondary copper ores produced by copper sulfide weathering

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Malachite (CuCO3(OH)2) - Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 - Morenci Mine - Arizona - USA - Copper carbonates - both ores of copper - formed by weathering of copper sulfides near the surface of sulfide deposits

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