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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Weight: 
260.00gr
Description

Cut and polished azurite geode with tiny hollow areas showing crystalline azurite. Two intergrown balls of azurite collected in the mine in the 1990's just before the open pit was flooded and closed for collecting. Not the size which is significant for the location - about double average size.

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...