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Malachite & Azurite

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Locality: 
Christiana Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.4 × 0.7 cm
Description

These beautiful azurites come from a recent find in Christiana mine. They represent the finest quality Greek azurite has ever shown with perfect luster, sharp crystals, wonderful electric-blue color, good translucency and great overall aesthetics. Sadly, the crystals are fragile so the specimens were removed by the miner with some damages. Still, these are the most impressive azurites I have ever seen from Greece.

Here is fine example of malachite from this pocket with a little bit of azurite at the base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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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Greece
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Europe
11
Rest of the World
13