Azurite

Azurite

What is it made of?
It is made of copper, carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.

Other minerals in specimen.
Limonite

Where was it found?
Touissit, Near Oujda, Morocco.

What is it used for?
Azurite is a source of copper. Copper is used in most electrical devices because it is a good conductor of electricity. Small pieces of azurite are sometimes cut as gemstones.

Actual size
11 x 6 cm

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