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Azurite & Malachite

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Azurite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

A lustrous deep blue azurite crystal with minor malachite

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