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Azurite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Girilambone Mine, Girilambone, Canbelego County, New South Wales, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 8 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Weight: 
122.00gr
Description

The odd one out, from Australia, collected by a friend in the 1990's this very sparkly azurite with sharp crystals and small balls of malachite. A real eye catcher due to it's lustre.

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