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Azurite & Malachite

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Azurite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Azurite Mine, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm
Description

A nodule of azurite from the azurite (Blue Bell) Mine, cracked into two halfs.

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: 
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Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0