Measurements:
52
x 43 x 33 mm
Description:
A
lump of azurite with an intense blue colour and bits of
malachite and
another whitish (to us, unknown) mineral on its surfaces. The
surfaces of the specimen has crystallization.
No obvious
damage.
Weight
of
Specimen:
88.5
g
Chemical
Composition: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
(azurite)
Cu2+(CO3)(OH)2
(malachite)
Hardness
on Mohs Scale: (azurite)
3.5 – 4
(malachite)
3.5
- 4
Location:
Tsumeb,
Northern Namibia.
Specimen
Code: NTS
034
US $
160
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