Azurite (''sun'')

Item Description

A quintessential example of the famous Azurite "suns" from the Malbunka Copper Mine in Austria. These unmistakable specimens are well-known for their distinctive form, best associated with this locality. This piece is features a semi-layered, rich blue colored, compressed "rosette" of Azurite measuring 6.3 cm across, sitting on typical kaolinized siltstone matrix. The Azurite suns form between layers of Kaolinite, and were forced to grow in a laterally compressed, radiating manner. They have to be expertly separated to reveal the treasures inside, and still keep them on the matrix. I don't think there is another Azurite locality in the world produces them quite like this. A beautiful piece of these delightful Azurites.