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Azurite & Malachite On Baryte

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Azurite & Malachite On Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Aouli, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 12.3 × 7 cm
Description

Very shiny azurite crystals on baryte leaves. Only minor damage at the baryte. Some unknown white crystals form a third and fourth generation on the azurite and malachite.

Very good color quality and perfect crystals.

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...

Malachite

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

Baryte

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

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