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

An unusual style for Milpillas Azurite.

Product details

SpeciesAzurite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions8.7 x 10.8 cm
Added on11/13/2025
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine

Current owner

Lone Peak
Lone Peak
Utah
Acquired
Feb 2011
Member since 2025

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Keith ProctorNot disclosed

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Azurite
Mineral guide
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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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Azurite from Milpillas Mine
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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.