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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Blue Crystal Mine, La Sal, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2 × 1.9 cm
Description

Spherical concretion of azurite crystals with intense blue colour of 19 mm in diameter, on a whitish sandy matrix. It is in perfect condition, no damages!. Mounted on a socle, it displays perfectly around 360°.

Acquired in 1982. Ex. Gerard Vogel 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...

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