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Azurite On Chrysocolla & Malachite

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Azurite On Chrysocolla & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 4.8 × 3.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Weight: 
74.00gr
Description

Superb specimen consisting of numerous very well shaped and crystallized, Azurite spherical clusters of crystals, aggregated beautifully on a rounded and partially altered Chrysocolla crystallization and matrix. Very aesthetic and rare specimen, the only piece from a unique find

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...

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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