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Azurite and Malachite
- Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
- Small Cabinet, 8.3 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm
- Start Time: 08/05/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/12/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
This is a very attractive small cabinet display specimen of Azurite on Malachite from the prolific Liufengshan mine. It features hundreds of sharp, lustrous, midnight blue Azurite blades which have formed in "rosette"-like aggregates are are scattered atop light and dark mint green color, velvety botryoidal Malachite. The color contrast is just beautiful and truly resembles classic material from Bisbee, Arizona. For a specimen of this size, it is very showy and is one of the better pieces in this size range that I have offered in the auctions in a while. These specimens are commanding high prices, even from the Chinese dealers.