Azurite (Gary Hansen Coll.)

Item Description

A classic, super-sharp and lustrous, spearpoint cluster of tabular, parallel-growth, midnight-blue, azurite crystals from the 1970s finds at the famous mines at Touissit, Morocco. This stunning, two-sided beauty has the very desirable "electric blue" highlights, for which Touissit is well-known. The trivial edgewear on the front is a very modest detraction, while the ding on the back is noted. Still, Dr. Gary Hansen valued this piece highly, as his early 1980s label with a $450 price attests. Highly representative of this noted azurite locale, which has not produced material of this quality in a while. Today, valued higher!