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Azurite & Malachite

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Azurite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.1 × 5.2 × 4.6 cm
Description

A combination of lustrous tiny azurite with malachite from an uncommon and rare Russian locality. Well developed all around, could be shown in various positions. Two old labels are included. No significant damages to report.

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...

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0