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Azurite Malachite & Smithsonite

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Azurite Malachite & Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

A very colorful specimen. Colorless to clear smithsonite crystals coated with malachite and azurite.

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

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

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