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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Ting-Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
34.00gr
Description

An incomplete fan of bright azurite on white quartz from one of the few locations in Cornwall that has produced azurite. This is quite a rich example from this location.

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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