Malachite Fibrous Clusters, China Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral.

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Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. This opaque, green-banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses.

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