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Azurite With Smithsonite

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Azurite With Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4 × 4 cm
Weight: 
119.00gr
Description

Beautiful group of up to 20 mm deep blue Azurite crystals implanted on up to 10 mm bright white Smithsonite balls. Very aesthetic sample.
 

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...

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White