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Azurite

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Locality: 
Gottessegen Open Pit. Kommern, Mechernich, Eifel, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3.9 × 2.6 cm
Description

Colorful striking blue azurite on sandstone matrix from a famous locality in the German Eifel Mountains. Colorful pieces like this are hard to find today.

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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