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Azurite on Malachite (excellent)
- Bou Bekker, Touissit, Oujda-Angad Province, Morocco
- Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 5.0 x 2.2 cm
- Start Time: 10/01/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/06/2011 6:33:23 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sharp, highly lustrous, midnight-blue, azurite crystals are richly and attractively mounded and clustered on the thin malachite crust on this dramatic and beautiful specimen from Bou Bekker. The bright green primary malchite is a splendid contrast. The azurites actually have desirable "electric-blue" color under strong light! Older material from the late 1980s and not seen from here since that time. Valued $400-500 for size, quality and color impact. Looks like classic Bisbee or Morenci material, but is not! MUCH, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!!!