Azurite, Malachite

Azurite : Cu₃[OH|CO₃]₂, Malachite : Cu₂[(OH)₂|CO₃]

Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Central Province, Zambia

8.9 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm. You read that right - a rare specimen of azurite not from Broken Hill in Australia but from the same-named locality in ZAMBIA! This is basically a series of small pockets with little sparkly crystals in them - with accenting light green malachite here and there. Probably from the 1950s-1960s.

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Azurite, Malachite

Azurite : Cu3[OH|CO3]2, Malachite : Cu2[(OH)2|CO3]

Azurite : Cu₃[OH|CO₃]₂, Malachite : Cu₂[(OH)₂|CO₃]