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Chrysocolla Psm Azurite

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Chrysocolla Psm Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

A bright turquoise blue pseudomorph of chrysocolla after azurite crystals, formed in an attractive ball from the classic copper deposit at Burra Burra

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

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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