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Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 5.6 × 3 cm
Description

Small, highly shiny azurite crystals with light malachite on a dark matrix. The location is very unusual and it is difficult to find information about it. But the location information should be correct. This piece comes from an old collection and was acquired in 1974. The old collection label is included.

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...