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Aurichalcite On Azurite

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Aurichalcite On Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 5.6 × 4 cm
Description

A new find not to be confused with the rare theisite (although they look similar and were found in the same district at the same time).

Aurichalcite is rare from china and the association with azurite forms an aesthetic contrast.

Note buyers are responsible for local taxes and fees.We are happy to combine shipping - you only pay the stated shipping fee for the first specimen, subsequent pieces are included free of shipping costs.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aurichalcite

Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Loktevskoye Mine (Loktevskii Mine), Upper Loktevka River, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia

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...