Azurite on Malachite Tongshankow Mine, Daye City, China  4.9 cm x 2.8 cm x 2.3 cm   Here is a really nice specimen of Blue Azurite crystals on a matrix covered in green Malachite.  This specimen is amazing under magnification seeing all the detailed crystal growth.   … More info

K2 Granite, aka K2 Jasper aka Raindrop Azurite with Malachite Skardu area, Pakistan 9.74 cm x 10.70 cm x 6.45 cm , 724 grams / 1.09 lbs   When this material first arrived in the market a few years ago, it was thought to be fake / dyed. Examination revealed that this is indeed azurite in granite. This has the added mineral of malachite which adds green to the specimen in areas… More info

"Copper Rose", Native copper pseudomorph after Azurite  Copper Rose Mine  San Lorenzo, Georgetown District, Grant County, New Mexico  3.3 cm x 2.7 cm 2.3   Here is a very unique specimen. This is a Copper pseudomorph after Azurite, which formed a copper rose, (I wonder were they got the name for the mine?) Blades of Azurite that have bee… More info

Azurite with Malchite "Lost Lake Claim", Nacimiento Mine San Pablo, Sandoval County, New Mexico 6.4 cm x 4.54 cm x 2.6 cm   Here is a really nice specimen of Azurite from this well known locale. Multi terraced growth on this piece of sandstone. Looks like a stack of plates with blueberries on them.  The specimen has a sprinkling of malachite over … More info

Here is a great miniature size specimen of Azurite. This specimen comes from the famed Tsumeb, Namibia. Ex. Gerhard Grude Collection. This piece was collected many years ago and was hand collected by him. This specimen has a very aesthetic 3D presence to it. It is a grouping of deep blue crystals. The tips, as you can see in one of the photos, have some transparency to them, allowin… More info

Azurite, Malachite on Matrix (pseudomorph) Milpillas Mine Sonora, Mexico 7.52 cm x 5.80 cm x 4.50 cm, 175 grams   Here is a really nice specimen of Azurite and Malachite from this well known locale. This specimen has a lot going on.  It has sharp, well formed crystals of Azurite, many if not most, have been coated or replaced with Malachite. These cryst… More info

Azurite w/ Malachite and Copper Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia 5.6 cm x 4.1 cm x 2.3 cm     Here is a beautiful specimen of Azurite with Malachite and copper from this famous mine. It is one of those specimens that can be displayed in so many ways. It has beautiful crystals of cobalt blue Azurite. Throughout the specimen are fiberous clus… More info

Malachite ps. after Azurite New Cornelia Mine Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Pima County, Arizona 9.4 cm x 6.3 cm x 2.3 cm   Out of an old collection is this very fine pseudomorph, of velvety green crystallized malachite replacing azurite. Here is a beautiful example of this old classic from many years ago, from this closed locality.  The original azurite c… More info

Azurite on Malachite Boko Songho, Bouenza Department Republic of Congo 5.7 cm x 5.4 cm x 4.9 cm   Here is a beautiful specimen of Azurite over Malachite. Very few specimen like this have been found from this locale. It has a beautiful coating of micro blue azurite crystals,  over a large grouping of both fibrous and botryoidal malachite. The colors … More info