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1880s Bisbee - Czar Mine, Arizona, USA

Photo by Jeffrey A. Scovil

1880s Bisbee

Azurite on malachite, 6.4 cm, from the Czar mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona (collected ca. 1880s).

Featured in Mineral Collections In Arizona-II January-February 2020 Supplement The Mineralogical Record.

2023 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show® Bideaux Trophy.

2023 (Show Poster) 15th Annual Gilbert Fine Mineral Show.

Product details

SpeciesAzurite, Malachite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions6.4 cm

Added on02/13/2026

LocalityUSA, Arizona, Czar Mine

Publications

Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona-II January-February 2020 Supplement page 179

Current owner

Chris Whitney-Smith

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Member since 2025

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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.

Regional guide

Azurite from Czar Mine

Locality guide

Czar Mine

Czar Mine, USA — Bisbee-area locality famed for dark blue azurite and malachite on oxidized copper ore; rich old-time character and cabinet-quality specimens.

Azurite

$1,250Median

613Sold (12 mo)

$700Last sale

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$1,250Median

613Sold (12 mo)

$700Last sale

Recent salesSee more