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Azurite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 3.5 × 1.6 cm
Description

Amazing polished azurite and malachite specimen. The azurite have grown in bands similar to agate and show intensely beautiful spherical color structures. For my taste, the unpolished side is particularly attractive due to its beautiful blue color nuances and the polished side is an additional highlight.

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