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Chalcostibite & Azurite

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Chalcostibite & Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Rhar el Anz, Charrate Wadi, Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm
Description

Here is another super classic of the mineralogy, bright grey chalcostibite from Rhar el Anz (Morocco). These are typical prismatic striated crystals partially replaced by azurite and some malachite.

This is an old specimen that has been in the collection of Gerard Vogel the last 50 years (it was acquired in 1968). Ex. Gerard Vogel specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcostibite

Formula: 
CuSbS2
Strunz: 
2.HA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
black
Type Locality: 
Graf Jost-Christian Mine, Wolfsberg, Stolberg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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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