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Azurite

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Locality: 
Kerrouchene, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2 × 1.1 cm
Description

Floater specimen that features two dark blue, terminated azurite crystals, twinned on {-101}. Lustre is intense with surface partially etched. Free of damages, the group is very aerial and displays perfectly all around. An aesthetic piece of this uncommon twin.

Found in 2010.

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...

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