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Azurite

Ex Gabrys Museum
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Schmitt Quarry, Altenmittlau, Spessart, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.7 × 6.4 × 5.2 cm
Description

Two vugs of beautiful azurite cryatals in distinctly different habits. The quarry has produced some of the best azurite specimens from Germany however it is no longer accessible

Great specimen from the locality.

Minor: 
Dolomite
Condition
Main Display: 
Excellent
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...
Provenance
Peter Crozier Minerals