Pseudomalachite is a phosphate of copper with hydroxyl, named from the Greek for `false” and `malachite”, because of its similarity in appearance to the carbonate mineral malachite, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2. Both are green coloured secondary minerals found in oxidised zones of copper deposits, often associated with each other. Pseudomalachite is poly...
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Pseudomalachite is a rare green coloured mineral named for its superficial resemblance to malachite. Both minerals contain copper, but pseudomalachite is a hydrous hydrated phosphate rather than a hydrous carbonate. Pseudomalachite was confirmed as a distinct species of mineral in 1813 after being discovered at Virneberg in Germany. Pseudomalachite...
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