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Azurite On Chrysocolla

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Azurite On Chrysocolla

Ex J & D Leach And R Coulsell Collections

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Description
Locality: 
Inkerman Mine, Cattle Creek, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 5.7 × 4 cm
Description

Dark blue blades of azurite resting on a pale blue chrysocolla lined matrix from the Inkerman Mine.

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...

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Earthstones Australia

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