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Azurite

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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Description

This is a wonderful, aesthetic assemble of highly lustrous, sharp terminated, dark blue azurite crystals. One of them partly covered with light pink dolomite crystals. Very showy in various positions, no significant damages to report

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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: 
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