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Azurite Baryte & Dolomite

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MGR731715

Azurite Baryte & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Lilien Adit, Kleinkogel, St Gertraudi, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.4 × 3.2 cm
Description

The history of the locality goes back for centuries, today all mines are closed, shafts are collapsed and it is really difficult to get a fine specimen from the area! The particular specimen shows dolomite crystals with a rose of baryte - all covered with intense blue micro-crystals of azurite. looks great in various positions and should be high ranked for the classic locality.

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...

Baryte

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White