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gptkbp:instanceOf
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granite
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gptkbp:alteration
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Often alters to malachite
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gptkbp:associatedMinerals
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gptkb:Limonite
gptkb:Calcite
gptkb:Chrysocolla
gptkb:Cuprite
Malachite
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gptkbp:category
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Carbonate mineral
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gptkbp:chemicalFormula
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Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
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gptkbp:cleavage
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Perfect on [011]
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gptkbp:color
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Deep blue
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gptkbp:crystalHabit
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Massive
Stalactitic
Nodular
Tabular to prismatic crystals
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gptkbp:crystalSystem
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Monoclinic
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gptkbp:crystalType
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2/m
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gptkbp:diaphaneity
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Transparent to translucent
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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Ancient times
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gptkbp:event
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Oxidized zones of copper ore deposits
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gptkbp:famousSpecimens
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gptkb:Blue_Bonnet_(Houston_Museum_of_Natural_Science)
gptkb:The_Azure_Sun_(Arizona-Sonora_Desert_Museum)
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gptkbp:fracture
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Conchoidal
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gptkbp:hardnessMohs
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3.5 to 4
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Azurite
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gptkbp:IMA_symbol
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Azr
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gptkbp:luster
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Vitreous
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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From Persian 'lazhward', meaning blue
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Tsumeb,_Namibia
gptkb:Chessy,_France
gptkb:Morenci,_Arizona,_USA
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gptkbp:opticalProperties
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Biaxial (-)
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gptkbp:pleochroism
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Strong
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gptkbp:polish
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Good
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gptkbp:radioactive
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Non-radioactive
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gptkbp:refractiveIndex
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nα = 1.730, nβ = 1.758, nγ = 1.838
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gptkbp:solubility
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Soluble in acids
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gptkbp:specificGravity
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3.7 to 3.9
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gptkbp:streak
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Light blue
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gptkbp:tenacity
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Brittle
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gptkbp:transparency
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Transparent to translucent
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gptkbp:uses
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gptkb:color
Copper ore
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Genji
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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