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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Weight: 
67.00gr
Description

A classic example of multiple azurite 'geodes' in kaolinite clay as found in Burra in the 1990's. A single zone was collected with these beautiful noodles were the azurite is surrounded by a mix of chrysocolla and apatite. It's pretty rare to see a cluster of these, this is a very nice specimen of a long ago closed mine. In pristine condition.

Mineral Data
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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...