AZURITE, MALACHITE

A classic specimen and currently rather uncommon on the market, representative of the secondary copper mineralization from the Bisbee area. The piece was acquired in 1984 and comes from a historical collection, a fact that adds both documentary and provenance value. On a matrix covered with green globular aggregates of malachite, several well-defined spherical aggregates of azurite have developed, showing an intense blue color strongly contrasted against the greenish background. The combination of both species creates a balanced and very typical aesthetic for this locality.