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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.9 × 2 cm
Description

Great old US classic. Azurite developed a free-standing isolated sphere in intense royal blue color. It consists of uncountable micro faces, they are all sharp and lustrous. Very aesthetic and good sample for this famous 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...