Azurite with Chrysocolla and Malachite

Ibex Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
Thumbnail, 1.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Start Time: 06/26/2014 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/03/2014 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Specimens from Leadville are not common on the market, and typically are snatched up immediately by collectors when they are made available. Recently, a local digger discovered a small amount of specimens on the dumps of the Ibex, and this piece is one of said specimens. The piece features a small patches of blue Azurite with forest green Malachite and blue-green Chrysocolla. I have photographed the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better show the detail. A cool specimen from this historic and classic Colorado locality.

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