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Azurite

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Locality: 
Chessy-les-Mines, Villefranche, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 4.2 × 2.6 cm
Description

Crystals are up to 29 mm across, they are sharp terminated and partly glossy with minor malachite intergrown to some faces and at the backside. Chessy belongs to the most famous french classics, it was an ore deposit, productive from the middle age to 1875. For sure the most important azurite locality in mid-europe and for centuries worldwide. A specimen with this crystals size is absolutely exceptional. The assemble is very tri-dimension als much better in person, it looks very attractive in various positions.

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...