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Azurite With Malachite

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Azurite With Malachite

Dr. Ing. H. Maucher, Munich
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
St George, Washington County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

A matrix specimen showing blue aggregates of azurite in combination with malachite. Beautiful small miniature with a handwritten early 20th century label of Dr. Ing. H. Maucher.

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