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Azurite

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Locality: 
Schmitt Quarry, Altenmittlau, Spessart, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4 × 2.7 cm
Description

Two round blue aggregates of azurite on dolomitic matrix from Altenmittlau. This abandoned dolomite quarry is considered to have produced germany's best Azurite. Nowadays the quarry is 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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