Malachite ps. after Azurite (new find)

Item Description

Velvety lustrous crystals of malachite replacements (pseudomorphs) after azurite, shimmering with color, to 2 cm make this piece a very 3-dimensional plate. There are dozens of crystals here! Milpillas, a surprise in the last year, has stunned the mineral world with brilliantly lustrous Tsumeb-quality malachite and azurite specimens. However, most of them are small pieces, more gracile. The look of this kind of malachite strongly suggests Tsumeb material from the heyday at that now defunct mine. This is a large and dramtic piece that if from Tsumeb, would surely go for over $5000. The Mexican material offers comparable quality at a much lesser price today, but still this should be worth $2500 at a fair price, I would think, for the size and overall showiness and quality. It was mined in July of 2008. Substantial heft at 1400 grams