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Azurite

Ruppenthal stock from the sixties or seventies
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 1.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Very good, dark blue, massive azurite specimen with crystals up to 1.1 cm.
As far as I can see, only one larger crystal broken. Otherwise really fine and much better in nature.

Mineral Data
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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...

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