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E629 - Azurite $ 600 Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Lovely rosettes of Azurite from the famous Chessy mines of France. These mines are long closed and I understand these specimens were found in the 1800s. This specimen is composed of two attached clusters of gorgeous blue color. There are no points of contact, a complete floater and undamaged.
TS230 - Azurite with Malachite after Azurite $ 350 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 5.6 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly colorful specimen of Azurite, Malachite after Azurite crystals on a bright yellow/green matrix.
M110 - Brochantite $ 1500 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico cabinet - 11 x 6 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, deep forest green Brochantite crystals with high luster on matrix. Two very fine, well isolated clusters stand out against the lighter colored matrix. Largest cluster is 2.7cm wide. Individual crystals reach 7mm in width. These are thick, robust crystals from a 2014 find and are much different in style than earlier finds from the mine which were usually more fragile, hair-like crystals.
M115 - Brochantite $ 290 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 6 x 2.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, deep forest green Brochantite crystals with high luster on matrix. Loads of fine terminated crystals. These are thick, robust crystals from a 2014 find and are much different in style than earlier finds from the mine which were usually more fragile, hair-like crystals.
M117 - Brochantite $ 600 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, deep forest green Brochantite crystals with high luster on a thin wafer of matrix. Main crystal is 6mm wide. Good crystals on the bottom side too. These are thick, robust crystals from a 2014 find and are much different in style than earlier finds from the mine which were usually more fragile, hair-like crystals.
M120 - Brochantite $ 400 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, deep forest green Brochantite crystals with high luster. These are thick, robust crystals from a 2014 find and are much different in style than earlier finds from the mine which were usually more fragile, hair-like crystals.
M123 - Brochantite $ 350 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, deep forest green Brochantite crystals with high luster on matrix. This specimn is covered with a number of particularly stout crystals. These are thick, robust crystals from a 2014 find and are much different in style than earlier finds from the mine which were usually more fragile, hair-like crystals.
M136 - Azurite with Malachite $ 750 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single Azurite crystal with Malachite and smaller attached Azurite crystals. Superb electric blue coloration and wet luster. The frontside has a couple rows of tiny Azurites attached, and the backside has a single larger Azurite coming out the face. This grew straight out from the pocket wall giving such beautiful 360 degree viewing. There is a natural notch along the top edge and there appears to be a little damage right in the notch. Otherwise this is perfect and even stands up on it's own.
M138 - Azurite on Malachite $ 450 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single, terminated Azurite crystal on velvety, botryoidal Malachite. The Azurite is 1.5cm long. Specimens such as this are uncommon from Milpillas and are highly attractive.
M141 - Azurite with Malachite $ 1300 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb electric blue Azurite crystals with a few stringers of Malachite on one side. This is from the watercourse pocket (also called the elegant pocket or spiderweb pocket) that was opened in 2013. Nearly a floater cluster (there is contacting on a few of the bottom of a few of the lower crystals) composed of intergrown crystals to 1.9cm in size. Although this was mined in 2013 it only made its way north of the border in late 2014 having been stashed away by a miner. Undamaged and superb.
M142 - Azurite $ 400 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single thick, chisel terminated 2.1cm Azurite crystal on matrix. Slight chatter along one edge, otherwise undamaged. Great luster and form and strong color.
M143 - Azurite with Malachite $ 650 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() Superb electric blue Azurite crystals with a minor amount of Malachite. This is from the watercourse pocket (also called the elegant pocket or spiderweb pocket) that was opened in 2013. A near floater cluster (one of the smallest crystals shows a contact where it grew against matrix) composed of intergrown crystals to 2.2cm in size. Although this was mined in 2013 it only made its way north of the border in late 2014 having been stashed away by a miner. Backside has one small broken off crystal, otherwise undamaged and superb. A beauty!
M148 - Azurite with Malachite $ 140 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater cluster of Azurite crystals with minor amounts of Malachite attached. Undamaged floater cluster composed of 4 intergrown crystals, largest 1.7cm long.
M151 - Azurite with Malachite $ 150 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater cluster of Azurite crystals with Malachite from the watercourse pocket. Main crystal is undamaged and 2.1cm long. One minor crystal has a contact where it likely grew against a pocket wall, otherwise undamaged.
E664 - Malachite after Cuprite on Azurite $ 500 Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France miniature - 5 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine, deep blue cluster of Azurite from the famous Chessy mines of France. These mines are long closed and this specimen was likely found in the 1800s. There are numerous attached crystals of Malachite that have pseudomorphed after Cuprite and a few areas where the Azurite has altered to Malachite.
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