6.3" Sparkling Azurite Crystal Cluster - China

This is a sparkling, 6.3" aggregation of deep-blue azurite crystals that collected from the Liufengshan Mine in China. The azurite crystals encrust most of the malachite-rich matrix. One edge of the specimen is flat and makes for a perfect display base.

Azurite and malachite often form in union with each other, since their chemical makeup is very similar. In fact, the presence of more or less water in the location of formation is enough to determine whether an abundance of malachite over azurite, or vice-versa, will accumulate.

These minerals tend to be found near copper deposits, which accounts for the colors the minerals display. This association of azurite and malachite on copper rich, iron oxide matrix was found in the Liufengshan mine.
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SPECIES
Azurite & Malachite
LOCATION
Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
SIZE
Size: 6.3 x 3"
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ITEM
#215849