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Azurite & Malachite

Ex-John H. Eicher Collection; ex-David J. Eicher Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Kennecott, Nizina District, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 0.7 cm
Description

More than two dozen thumbnail specimens of azurite and malachite from an old collection. The dimension given is for the largest piece. The glass jar shown here has a diameter of 5.3 cm. Collected by John H. Eicher in the 1930s.

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...

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
David J. Eicher

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