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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Lao (formerly Laos)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 5.5 × 2.9 cm
Description

Highly lustrous, transparent dark-blue to electric blue azurite crystals in combination with malachite on matrix. The sparkle of the crystals is extraordinary and hard to show in a photo. Very lively construction – also small crystalized on the backside. A very nice piece of this locality - not damage-free, but very impressive because of its sparkle.

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: 
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