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Azurite

ex collection Christian Köstenbauer

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Description
Locality: 
Majrane Mine, Taouz, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.5 × 1.1 cm
Description

This specimen is small (as all from this locality are), but pristine, with excellent dark blue color. It seems to be a stalactitic floater with crystals all around.

This was a new find early 2015. Not many of those perfect stalactitic clusters exist.

 

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...

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