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Azurite & Pyromorphite

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Azurite & Pyromorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Tynagh Mine, Killimor, County Galway, Irish Republic (Eire)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm
Description

A baryte matrix with azurite crystals on both sides and minor malachite. Also present are green groups of small pyromorphite crystals. An old specimen from the famous Irish locality of Tynagh.

Matrix: 
Baryte
Minor: 
Malachite
Condition
General: 
Excellent - locality specimen
Main Display: 
Good - some minor contacts
Lustre: 
Variable - Very bright to satin
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...

Pyromorphite

Formula: 
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Peter Crozier Minerals