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Azurite & Malachite

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Azurite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Blue Ball Mine, Globe, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.3 × 8 × 5.5 cm
Description

Most special and appealing about this piece is the color gradient from blue azurite to green malachite, both grown botryoidally. The piece is massy and appealing with a pretty color contrast.

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...

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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