Collector’s Piece: Azurite on Goethite pseudomorph after Quartz from China

Dimension: 4.7cm x 3.2cm x 1.9cm
Weight: 28g
Locality: Dongchuan Cu Ore Field, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
 
The beauty of the piece is completely off the chart and it is a floater specimen!  Excavated from the Dongchuan Cu ore field from May to June 2021, these new combo specimens WOW the Chinese mineral collecting world.  Deep brown Goethite crystals completely encrusted the Quartz cluster, at a later stage of crystal formation, Azurite took over and pseudomorph after Goethite, giving it a dramatic appearance, mesmerizing!  The well-formed spherical Azurite crystals interlinked to form a crust which display very saturated blue color, some of them glitter like the stars, so stunning!  Obtained directly from the miner’s home on-site, beautiful and undamaged pieces are extremely rare. It is a fantastic specimen of mineral history, from time and place. The piece will be beautifully set in a high quality acrylic display box.
 
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