Azurite with Chrysocolla and Malachite from Liufengshan Mine, Anhu, China
Dimension: 4.8cm x 4.6cm x 5.6cm
Weight: 69g
Locality: Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
Mesmerizing Azurite specimen with Chrysocolla and Malachite from the Liufengshan Mine, Anhui, China. This masterpiece exhibits dazzling layers of color - deep royal blue, sky blue and pastel green. The sky blue Chrysocolla grown on the side displays a rare botryoidal crystal habit, adding reall pizzazz to the piece, so stunning! The deep royal blue, gemmy Azurite almost covered the entire surface of the front side, it sparkles like stars in the sky, magnificent!
Liufengshan Mine is well-known for two types of Azurite – extremely crystallized Azurite of which the crystals are usually of a larger size and are thicker; Azurite with Chrysocolla and Malachite pseudomorph which shows a dazzling range of colors and a significantly bright blue Azurite.