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Azurite Adamite & Cuprite On Psm Calcite

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Azurite Adamite & Cuprite On Psm Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Christiana Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.7 × 7.7 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
283.00gr
Description

Beautiful specimen with a somewhat symmetrical crystallization where the corner appears with on one side covered with highly sparkling Azurite crystals associated with minor Adamite spherical microcrystals and Cuprite covered lightly by Malachite. On the other side, spherical dark green Adamite crystals aggregated in higher concentrations forming a layer. The matrix is a very altered and completely pseudomorphed Calcite cluster. 

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...

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Cuprite

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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