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Chrysocolla Psm Azurite

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Chrysocolla Psm Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Lupoto Mine, Kakumba, Kipushi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 5.6 × 4.7 cm
Weight: 
32.00gr
Description

Gorgeous specimen from a new find of colorful chrysocolla pseudomorph after azurite, after malachite. The specimen consist in a myriad of tender turquoise blue blades present in different sides of the piece as shown by photos.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

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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