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Azurite & Malachite Psm Tetrahedrite

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Azurite & Malachite Psm Tetrahedrite

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Description
Locality: 
El Coriellu Mine, Cosme de Llerandi, Parres, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm
Description

Azurite, malachite psm after tetrahedrite from Llerandi, Spain.

From a new find from 2017. Placed on the quartz matrix you can clearly see the triangle with both colors (green and blue).

Rare item and good condition.

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

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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