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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Barker Creek Copper Mine, Mount Barker, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.1 × 2.6 cm
Description

Nice specimen with a large vug, in which are ink blue azurite crystals.

Mineral Data
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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...