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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Metcalf Mines, Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 7.7 × 4 cm
Description

Velvety shining, dark-blue to electric blue azurite crystals on bright matrix. The thin elongated crystals show good shine. No significant damage to report.

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...