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Baryte & Azurite

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Baryte & Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Lilien Adit, Kleinkogel, St Gertraudi, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 4.8 × 2.8 cm
Description

A nice, snowy white rose of baryte, partly powdered with micro-crystals of azurite. Great Austrian classic in a remarkable dimension!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

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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