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Malachite, a beautifully patterned green mineral, is a copper carbonate or a copper ore. It has a hardness between 3.5 and 4. Malachite crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most of ...

The name Azurite is derived from the Arabic word for blue -azure.  The intensely darker royal blue Azurite is often found with its cousin, rich green Malachite. They are both hydrous copper ...

Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper silicate and is found in the copper oxide zones of major copper deposits. Chrysocolla is usually found with other copper ores, most commonly Malachite. Arizona is ...

Shattuckite is a dark blue copper silicate found in oxide zones of major copper mines. It is often found with other copper ores such as Chrysocolla and/or Malachite. Its growth is fibrous or granu ...

Wisconsin is one of the best states in the U.S. for finding a variety of rocks, crystals and minerals. Wisconsin is a rolling plain laid down on sedimentary rocks and broken in places by uplifted ig ...

Origin of Names for Rocks and Minerals How do rocks and minerals get their names? The Rock and Mineral names can be traced quite often to Greek and to Latin. It is common practice to add an "ite" ...