Azurite

Virtual Museum ID: 17-PME906

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Specimen Summary


Chalcocite is a dark coloured mineral that is an important ore for copper, forming within veins filled with hot fluids and gases before they cool and form this mineral. The Azurite occurs later when the copper ore is exposed to weathering - either oxygen or groundwater - that 'rusts' the Chalcocite and alters the atomic structure to become brightly coloured Azurite.

Specimen Data

 

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Collection Details

Original Collection:

Pacific Museum of Earth (PME)

Sub Collection:

Sutton-Thompson

Collection ID:

PME-906

Virtual Museum ID:

17-PME906

Accessibility:

Date Added to VM:

2017-12-08

Location Information

Sample Origin:

Nelson, British Columbia

Specific Site:

Jubilee Mountain

UTM Easting:

530106.8114

UTM Northing:

5647740.185

Datum:

11 (NAD 83)

Coordinate Accuracy:

Approximate

Specimen Details

VM Category:

Mineral

Primary Features:

Azurite

Primary Mineral Formula:

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Primary Category:

carbonate

Secondary Features:

Advanced Geological Information

 

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