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Lazulite

#AH53152

Lazulite

#AH53152
Availability
Sold
Size
6.5 x 4.5 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Clubb Mountain, Lincolnton, Gaston Co., North Carolina, United States
Tagged
phosphate

Rich specimen with deep blue Lazulite throughout Muscovite matrix. It was collected in 1946 by Arnold Hampson while on his 2,600 mile rock-collecting bicycle trip as a teenagerIf you have not seen Arnold Hampson's bio - click here.

Lazulite

Formula
MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular, Pyramidal 
Cleavage
Indistinct, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, blue green, light blue, black blue 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
5-6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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