Azurite with Malachite

Item Description

A big hefty near full cabinet sized specimen of the world-famous and now classic Azurite / Malachite combos from the Milpillas Mine. This locality will go down as one of the premier mines in the world for Azurite, as some of the finest examples of the species were found there. Sadly it appears that the oxidized zone is mined out, and there will be no more of these world-class specimens on the market. This piece hosts many intense blue colored Azurite crystals measuring up to 3.0 cm long with top luster and razor-sharp faces which are associated with - and partially pseudomorphing into - forest green Malachite on host rock matrix. The majority of the crystals are pristine and I don't see any seriously major damage, just a few contacts. The piece displays wonderfully as you can see from the photos. If you missed out on getting your hands on one of these outstanding specimens when they were more readily available, don't pass this one up as it's big, showy and very good quality. This piece was mined in 2008, and we had it priced in the inventory at $4,500.