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Malachite
Malachite
Malachite is a carbonate mineral, copper(II) carbonate hydroxide Cu2CO3(OH)2. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses. Its beauty may be seen most strikingly in the Malachite Room at the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.