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Azurite & Olivenite

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Azurite & Olivenite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Crusty matrix covered with deep blue glittering azurite crystals up to 0.3 cm.Some olivenite aggregates are present on front and back of the specimen.

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...

Olivenite

Formula: 
Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Carharrack Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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