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Azurite & Malachite

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Azurite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Blue Ball Mine, Globe, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.5 × 2.4 cm
Description

Round aggregate of blue azurite microcrystals forming a geode-like cavity partially filled by green fibrous malachite. The contrast in colour is very attractive and both pieces match perfectly. A classic specimen, it was acquired in 1984. Ex. GAIA Mineral Collection.

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...

Malachite

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

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