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Azurite, Malachite

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Azurite on malachite, 6.5 cm, Milpillas mine, Cananea district, Sonora, Mexico. Joe Budd photo.

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SpeciesAzurite, Malachite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Private Mineral Collections In Texas page 78
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Jim & Imelda Klein

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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.