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Azurite & Galena

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Azurite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Rajos de California Mine, Zapallar District, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 8 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

Azurite crystals of high brightness and perfect terminations. Chrysocolla and cerussite accompany the sample, all on a matrix of galena.

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...

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey

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