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Mindat Short Description

A secondary copper mineral frequently found in the oxidized zones of Cu-bearing ore deposits.

Azurite is typically found as tabular to prismatic crystals of a deep "azure blue" color with splendent vitreous faces. There are over 45 well-known forms,...

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Nazarova A S, Kuznetsova N N, Shaskin D P (1966) Babefphite, a barium beryllium fluoride-phosphate, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 167, 895-897

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

BaBePO₄F

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/azurite.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Azurite.shtml