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Azurite & Quartz

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Azurite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Aouli, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.8 × 2 cm
Description

Numerous quartz crystals on matrix - they are all covered with intense blue, lustrous micro-crystals all around. There is really nothing dull, all these micro-crystals are sparkling! Hard to capture these effects with the camera, much better in person.

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...

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White