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Azurite

ex Jose Rees Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Girofla Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 8.5 × 7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Dark blue coarsely formed blocky crystals dominant this cuprous gossan matrix with a rick coating of malachite coating the back of the specimen.

This specimen dates to the late 1960's or early 70's and was packed away in the late 1970's and only just unpacked from the Jose rees Collection( Sydney)

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...
Earthstones Australia

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