Azurite

Item Description

Azurite is one of the most well-known copper minerals (possibly the most well-known secondary copper mineral) in the world. The superb quality, beautiful and world-class Azurite specimens from the famous Milpillas Mine in Mexico will go down as some of the finest examples of the species in history. It will point of that it's a significant statement to say that a particular locality produced some of the best Azurites in the world, when you think about all the Azurite producing localities out there. The oxidized zone at Milpillas is completely mined out, so we will never see any more of these amazing specimens. I'm sure you've noticed that they have quickly dried up from the market in recent years, and they will surely appreciate in value over time. This is an attractive display specimen featuring good quality, sharp, rather lustrous, deep blue crystals measuring up to 2.1 cm, on minor matrix. There is a bit of roughness in spots, so the piece is not pristine, but still in good overall condition. With strong backlighting, a vivid indigo hue can be seen piercing through the thin edges, which is rare as most Azurites don't pass light when backlit.