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Azurite from New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona, USA
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An outstanding miniature for the species and locality, brilliant lustrous blue crystals of azurite to 2.5 cm in size covering a thin matrix. Aesthetic and in very good condition. The quality is excellent.Located in the Little Ajo Mountains of Pima County, Arizona, the New Cornelia Mine at Ajo is a massive open-pit porphyry copper deposit formed within Laramide-age granodiorite intrusive rocks. Native Americans and early Spanish prospectors exploited its rich surface copper deposits for pigments and ore long before large-scale commercial mining began in 1917 under the New Cornelia Copper Company, which established it as the first major open-pit copper mine in Arizona. Famed among mineral collectors, the mine's extensive oxidized zone yielded exceptional specimens of minerals such as shattuckite, papagoite, turquoise, malachite, and azurite until major mining operations ceased in the 1980s.
Product details
SpeciesAzurite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm
Listed on10/17/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona, New Cornelia Mine
SKU2063344
Current owner
WM
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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.Regional guide
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