The distinctive green banding of malachite is because of the way the rock formed resulting in layers with different crystal sizes. The darker the bands have larger crystals than lighter bands. 2014
The distinctive green banding of malachite is because of the way the rock formed resulting in layers with different crystal sizes. The darker the bands have larger crystals than lighter bands. 2014
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