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DESCRIPTION: | No. 49286 |
Mineral: | Azurite on Malachite |
Locality: | Carlota Mine, 3460' level, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration District, Gila County, Arizona |
Description: | Lustrous transparent dark-blue azurite crystals on a thin crust of powdery green malachite. The azurite crystals are rhombohedral crystal form with complex crystallization patterns on the crystal faces and complex edge faces. The locality is now closed. Collected Oct. 24, 2009; ex. Evan Jones |
Overall Size: | 6.5x5x1.5 cm |
Crystals: | 4-8 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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