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Azurite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
400.00gr
Description

This is a classic azurite specimen from the Ribadesella Fluorite Mining area - collected 1988.

Deep blue azurite crystal groups in two vugs of the matrix.

Beautiful and very rare specimen from Fritz Haller collection

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...