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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.3 × 3 cm
Description

Royal blue azurite suns on iron stained kaolin matrix from Malbunka Copper Mine, Northern Territory, Australia.

 

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Mineral Data
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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...