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Chrysocolla Pseudomorph After Azurite

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A particularly fine, rich turquoise-blue to minty-green miniature of intergrown prismatic Azurite crystals, completely and faithfully pseudomorphed by Chrysocolla. From the find made at the Ray Mine Open Pit in Pinal County, Arizona several years ago and a rare specimen to find nowadays. Many individual crystals are developed to 2.5 cm tall and where their tops are broken, reveal a concentrically banded interior of alternating green, blue and turquoise. Secondary overgrowths of micro-spherical Chrysocolla coat the pseudomorphs to produce interesting surface textures. A most aesthetic specimen.

Product details

SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions4.1 x 6.0 x 3.6 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Ray Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$2,000.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Chrysocolla
Mineral guide
Learn about Chrysocolla
sky-blue to teal-green copper silicate; botryoidal coatings and stalactites, often with quartz drusy, valued for color and locality; ID tips.
Chrysocolla
Regional guide
Chrysocolla from Ray Mine, Arizona, USA
from Ray Mine, Arizona — saturated blue-green color, textures like drusy quartz and botryoidal seams, with Ray District appeal for collectors.
Locality guide
Ray Mine
Ray Mine, USA — Arizona copper locality famed for bladed native copper twins, chrysocolla, cuprite, and desert-copper specimens prized by collectors.