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Azurite Calcite & Dolomite

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Azurite Calcite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Blue azurite spheres with creme colored calcite crystals on brown dolomite crystals

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...

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White