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Azurite On Conichalcite Psm Azurite

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Azurite On Conichalcite Psm Azurite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Those pieces are almost impossible to find now and they come from a small find a few years ago!This piece consists of multiple pseudomorphs on matrix!The spheres of conichalcite are know to replace azurite!On those spheres grow aggregates of intense blue azurite crystals!The colors are superb on both sides of the piece!No damage!

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...

Conichalcite

Formula: 
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Hinojosa del Duque, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

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