Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico - image 1
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Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico

Azurite on malachite, 6.8 cm, recovered in 2010 from the Tolvas Duales Pocket, 1100 level of the Milpillas mine.

Product details

SpeciesAzuriteMalachite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.8 x 4.9 cm
Added on07/30/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
RepairsNone
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mexico IX: Milpillas Mine, 52-5 page 524
Current owner
Frank A. Imbriacco III
Frank A. Imbriacco III
New Jersey
Acquired
Feb 2017

Owner’s note

Acquired from Irv Brown.

Member since 2025

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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.