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Azurite On Malachite

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Azurite On Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.4 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Aggregate of excellent dark blue, blocky terminated crystals of azurite measuring to 1.1 cm in size that are developed on lustrous fibrous malachite. Lustre is superb, it is in pristine condition and displays perfectly all around.

Acquired in 1990 by Dr. Gerard Vogel.

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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