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Azurite on Quartz from Manto Cuba Mine, Inca de Oro, Chile

 
Azurite on Quartz from Manto Cuba Mine, Inca de Oro, Chile

Azurite on Quartz from Manto Cuba Mine, Inca de Oro, Chile

DESCRIPTION:No. 41844
Mineral:Azurite on Quartz
Locality:Manto Cuba Mine, Inca de Oro, Chile
Description:Vivid blue bladed azurite crystals on milky quartz matrix with many smaller druzy azurite crystals. The larger azurite crystals are translucent, elongated, thin blades with fish-tail terminations indicating they are twinned through the middle. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #507
Overall Size:10x7x6 cm
Crystals:0.5-8.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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