Azurite, Malachite on Dickite
at-auction$ 220
- Locality
- Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
- Minerals
- Azurite, Malachite, Dickite
- Dimensions
- 4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
- Size class
- Miniature
- SID
- B295
Azurite crystals too 1.3cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. There is also a metallic mineral near the base. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Damage to one crystal, otherwise pristine. Valued at $250.