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Theisite & Azurite

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Theisite & Azurite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.6 × 1.9 cm
Description

Matrix with a nice coverage of light blue micro spherules of the rare arsenate mineral, theisite, in association with lots of micro, deep blue azurite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Theisite

Formula: 
Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Strunz: 
8.BE.75
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
Off-white
Type Locality: 
Tuckerville prospects, Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USA

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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