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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Mineral Hill Mine, Condobalin, Kennedy County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Hundreds of lustrous dark blue azurite crystals nicely protected in a vug of light colour matrix. Crystals up to 3 or 4mm.

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: 
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