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Azurite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Kombat Mine, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

A nice spray of azurite crystals on dolomite that came out from Kombat Mine. Specimens from Kombat are scarce on the market. This is a very fine specimen...

Weight: 14 gr.

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...

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White