Azurite from Morenci, Arizona, USA - image 1
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Azurite from Morenci, Arizona, USA

Dug by Stan Esbenshade 1986.

From irocks.com, "This pocket was found in 1986 by Stan Esbenshade while working with Wayne on his contract with Phelps Dodge at their Morenci Mine. The company blasted through the zone and no more was ever recovered after a small 8 day window in which these were collected. The story is well told in Wayne Thompson's biography and memoirs, released by Mineralogical Record in 2026."

Product details

SpeciesAzuriteMalachite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.0 x 11.0 cm
Added on10/07/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Morenci

Current owner

Lone Peak
Lone Peak
Utah
Acquired
Sep 2006

Owner’s note

Cal Graeber

Member since 2025

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Jim and Joyce Vacek CollectionNot disclosed

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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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A collector's guide to Morenci, USA: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 97 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.