Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico - image 1
Photo by Anthony Gleckler

Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico

Azurite crystal with malachite, 3 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. Anthony Gleckler photo.

Product details

SpeciesAzuriteMalachite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona page 55
Current owner
AG
Anthony Gleckler
Tucson, AZ
Acquired
2018

Owner’s note

Via Marshall Sussman

Member since 2026

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Azurite
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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.
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Azurite from Milpillas Mine
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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.