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Azurite Malachite & Limonite Pseudos

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Azurite Malachite & Limonite Pseudos

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 5.4 × 5.2 cm
Description

Firstly this is a nice colorful specimen of azurite and malachite. The interesting part is that there are pseudomorphs of limonite after radial aggregates of spiky crystals that could be gypsum or something else.

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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