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Ludjibaite Azurite & Aragonite

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Ludjibaite Azurite & Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Christiana Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 2 cm
Description

Green ludjibaite crystals with blue azurite crystals and clusters of colorless aragonite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ludjibaite

Formula: 
Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BD.25
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ludjiba Mts, Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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...

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain