Azurite, Malachite

LOCALITY
Milpillas Mine

PHOTO CREDIT
Tom Spann

SIZE
11 cm

THE VOLCANO! MANY THOUSANDS OF SPECIMENS WERE PRODUCED BY THE MILPILLAS MINE IN MEXICO, WITH THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BEING THE BRIGHT BLUE AZURITE ON VELVET MALACHITE PIECES. VERY FEW OF THEM HAVE A NAME. THE NUMBER ONE HALLMARK OF A GREAT MINERAL IS THAT IS BE “MEMORABLE”. THIS IS ONE OF OUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE SPECIMENS FROM ANY LOCALITY.