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Description: Ball-and-stick model of part of the crystal structure of malachite highlighting the formula unit Cu2CO3(OH)2 within the wider coordination environment. The crystal structure was determined by neutron diffraction and reported in Z. Krist. (1977) 145, 412-426 (COD entry 5000043). Colour code:

  Copper, Cu: orange-brown   Carbon, C: grey   Oxygen, O: red   Hydrogen, H: white Model manipulated and image generated in CCDC Mercury 3.8.
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