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Azurite

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Locality: 
Schmitt Quarry, Altenmittlau, Spessart, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Description

A sample showing double terminated, sharph, intense blue crystals of azurite with minor malachite on dolomite from germanys most famous locality for azurite. Quarry abandoned since 1990s and almost backfilled.

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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