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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: 
6.2 × 4.5 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

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

Aesthetic display piece - this one reminds me of a snow man!

#AZU811

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...