Azurite [ Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 ]

Image of Azurite

Material properties

Formula Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Abbreviation Azu
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1824
Crystal symmetry Monoclinic, Point group 2/m
Classifications Minerals containing OH, Minerals containing CO3
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Tags Carbonate, Hydroxide, Mineral

Composition

Element Atoms
C 2
O 8
H 2
Cu 3
Total: 15

Specimens of Azurite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
M0930 Azurite CSIRO Azurite (69.8%), Goethite (var. Al), Hematite, Hoganite, Quartz 69.8
M0939 Azurite balls CSIRO Azurite (41.3%), Microcline, Quartz 41.3
M2237 Azurite CSIRO Azurite (38.9%), Delafossite, Goethite (var. Al), Hematite, Malachite, Quartz 38.9
M2474 Azurite balls CSIRO Azurite (33.9%), Cristobalite, Microcline, Quartz 33.9
M2753 Azurite CSIRO Azurite (6.6%), Goethite (var. Al), Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz 6.6