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Azurite On Malachite

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Azurite On Malachite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Chillagoe, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm
Description

An old time azurite on malachite specimen acquired in the Jose Rees Collection which was put into storage in the mid 1970's

A single sharp deep blue azurite crystal sits on a bed of malachite with several small malachite psm azurite crystals on one side of the display face.

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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