MTT66CD4: Group of perfectly sharp and doubly terminated Azurite crystals, two of them clearly dominant and very aerial, that present polycrystalline growths, with the rhombic morphology clearly visible. This specimen comes from the type locality for the species, and retains its color and extraordinary luster. Associated with small scattered remnants of Malachite.
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France
Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm = 1.02” × 0.87” × 0.55”
Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.1 cm = 0.71” × 0.43”
Type locality
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