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Azurite & Baryte

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Azurite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Lilien Adit, Kleinkogel, St Gertraudi, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 3.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

A well arranged assemble of white baryte covered with micro crystals of intense blue azurite from this famous historic locality (which goes back in time for centuries). Material is rare and hard to obtain.

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