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Azurite & Smithsonite

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Azurite & Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Chalmers Mine, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 4.7 × 5 cm
Description

Rich royal blue azurite balls on gossan and over silky white smithsonite crystals, clear cerussite crystals are scattered in small groups amongst the azurite and smithsonite.

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...

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
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