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Azurite Cerussite & Plancheite

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Azurite Cerussite & Plancheite

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Description
Locality: 
Kisamori Mine, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3 × 2.2 cm
Description

 Bright dark blue , flat laying azurite crystals with translucent white cerussite over pale blue tuffed plancheite

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...

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

Plancheite

Formula: 
Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DB.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Sanda carriere (Sanda quarry; Sanda Mine), Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
Earthstones Australia

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