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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.6 × 1.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.30cm
Description

A very attractive, huge and beautiful, sharp and good terminated single azurite crystal from the famous Tsumeb Mine in Namibia.

Beautiful old specimen from Walter Rieger collection.

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: 
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