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Copper Psm Azurite

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Copper Psm Azurite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Copper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.5 × 1.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.60cm
Description

Native copper pseudomorph after a single azurite crystal.

A classic and rare sample from this famous New Mexican locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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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