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Azurite

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Locality: 
Chessy-les-Mines, Villefranche, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Superb floater specimen formed by rosettes of very sharp azurite crystals with moderate lustre and very well-defined faces and curved edges. The blue colour is intense with some lighter-blue superficial areas. Typical white sand fragments are included in the rosettes. Really much better on the hand, it displays all around. An aesthetic European Classic, and from the Type Locality. Ex. Bob Janssens #538, who acquired in 1968.

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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...

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