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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1297420, member: 5833"]It's malachite. Small compared to other scholars stones I have seen, but those were chosen for museum displays, so maybe there were minis as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>This translates to soft & breaks easily:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cleavage</b> Perfect in one direction. Fair in a second direction.</p><p><b>Mohs Hardness</b> 3.5 to 4.0[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1297420, member: 5833"]It's malachite. Small compared to other scholars stones I have seen, but those were chosen for museum displays, so maybe there were minis as well. This translates to soft & breaks easily: [B]Cleavage[/B] Perfect in one direction. Fair in a second direction. [B]Mohs Hardness[/B] 3.5 to 4.0[/QUOTE]
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