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Azurite On Dickite

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Azurite On Dickite

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Description
Locality: 
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Stunning azurite crystals on a dickite coated matrix from Milpillas.  The largest azurite crystal measures 25mm across!  Beautiful colour & lustre

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...

Dickite

Formula: 
Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Pant-y-Gaseg Mine, Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey (Gwynedd; Anglesey), Wales, UK