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Azurite Chalcotrichite & Wulfenite

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Azurite Chalcotrichite & Wulfenite

Ex. Alfred Stevenson collection

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Description
Locality: 
San Manuel, San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 4.4 × 3.5 cm
Description

A nice azurite with chalcotrichite on matrix. Minor wulfenite in association. No significant damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

Chalcotrichite

Variety Of: 

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
Cu2O
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Colour: 
Red

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria
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