Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico

Malachite after azurite crystals to 4.8 cm with a chatoyant azurite coating on dickite; Former Marshall Sussman collection.

Product details

SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.3 x 5.4 cm
Added on05/29/2025
RepairsNone

Current owner

Acquired
Feb 2018

Owner’s note

Acquired from James Webb (Focal Crystal).

Member since 2025

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
2018James WebbNot disclosed
On consignment from Marshall Sussman (Crystal Cellar).

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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.