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Azurite

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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
La Sal, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.2 × 2.3 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater, it shows intense blue color and crystals are all very glossy. It is not just a plate, more oval like an egg. 

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...