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Chrysocolla Psm Azurite

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Chrysocolla Psm Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

This is a very unusual specimen from Ray mine, Arizona.

Sharp crystals of chrysocolla psm after azurite on matrix.

Ex Prof. Anton Gösswein collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
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