Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico - image 1
Photo by Jeffrey A. Scovil

Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico

Azurite tip overgrowth on malachite ps azurite, 4.5 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

SpeciesAzuriteMalachite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.3 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona page 53
Current owner
AG
Anthony Gleckler
Tucson, AZ
Acquired
2015

Owner’s note

Valenzuela's Minerals at TGMS show

Member since 2026

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