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Azurite & Baryte

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Azurite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.2 × 6.5 × 3.7 cm
Description

This specimen comes from an old find made in the old tunnels of the mines in Brixlegg. The specimen is crystallized as undamaged floater. The matrix consists of dolomite which is also crystallized on the backside. Single barite roses are crystallized and exposed on the dolomite; they are the highlight of this piece. Small dark blue high-gloss azurite crystals give this specimen the colorful character.

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...

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White