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Azurite Malachite & Tenorite

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Azurite Malachite & Tenorite

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection; ex-John H. Eicher Collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.8 × 1.2 cm
Description

Very old specimen of azurite, malachite, and tenorite collected from the famous Bingham Canyon in the 1930s.

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

Tenorite

Formula: 
CuO
Strunz: 
4.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
David J. Eicher

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