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Azurite

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Locality: 
Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm
Description

This piece is a survivor out of a small find!Those pieces were extracted out of matrix and most of them were loose balls,too small to be display specimens!This piece has still balls remaining on matrix and it's very stable!The balls are actually electric blue aggregates of sharp crystals of azurite on contrasting matrix!The spheres are exposed on all sides and the piece can be displayed on many ways!No damage!

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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...

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