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Azurite

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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.5 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

Sharp lustrous and beautiful azurite crystals with minor malachite on matrix.

Very beautiful small specimen from the famous Littmann collection, Germany.

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...