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Lazulite

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Lazulite

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Description
Locality: 
Färbergraben, Werfen, St Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 5 × 3.4 cm
Description

Famous Austria classic from this unique discovery in the 70ties. The area with intense blue lazulite is very large for the locality! Although this material is not compareable with samples from Afghanistan or Canada it is of really high relevance - it represents fine quality and it is the most relevant discovery in entire Europe.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lazulite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BB.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Fischbacher Alpen, Styria, Austria