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Delafossite with Azurite and Cuprite

#PD33536

Delafossite with Azurite and Cuprite

#PD33536
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 5 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Formula
CuFeO2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Campbell Shaft, Cochise Co., Arizona, United States
Tagged
copper

Black botryoidal Delafossite with tiny, less than 1mm octahedral Cuprite crystals scattered amongst with the backside covered by deep blue Azurite crystals (backside not pictured, but rich!).

Delafossite

Formula
Cu1+Fe3+O2 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Tabular 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
black 
Streak
black 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
5.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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