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Azurite

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Azurite, 11 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. Photo by Jeff Scovil.

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SpeciesAzurite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 103
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David Dinsmore

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Azurite
Mineral guide
Learn about Azurite
deep blue copper carbonate with prismatic and botryoidal forms; alters to malachite; Mohs 3.5–4; identify color, habit, and notable localities.
Azurite
Regional guide
Azurite from Milpillas Mine
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Locality guide
Milpillas Mine
Milpillas Mine, Mexico — defining modern locality famed for electric indigo azurite and sculptural malachite, with rare volborthite, dioptase, and cuprite.