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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Mineral Hill Mine, Condobalin, Kennedy County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Highly reflective, deep blue, azurite crystals cover much of the display face. This specimen really sparkles from every direction (difficult to capture in images, the white bits are reflections).

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...
Peter Crozier Minerals