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Azurite

Former collection Bernardoni (Italy)
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Cima della Bianca South Slope, Campo Valley, Blenio Valley, Ticino, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.1 × 15.8 × 1.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Sizeable slice of schist covered with round flat aggregates of azurite. The mineral displays approximately two dozen circles on both sides of the specimen, and it is associated to occasional stains of pale green malachite. This is a classic specimen from this renowned Swiss locality. Once much more common, now these specimens are very sought after.
Former collection Bernardoni (Italy).

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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...

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