Azurite, Malachite: Bisbee, Arizona USA

Description

Species: Azurite, Smithsonite, Malachite

Locality: Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona USA

Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm.

This is a very fine, aesthetic Bisbee azurite featuring sharp, dark blue undamaged azurite crystals to 2.8 cm on brownish smithsonite matrix, with minor malachite. An unusual and aesthetic older Bisbee azurite. A fine old-time Bisbee specimen from the collection of Victor ‘Vic” Hoffman of Gilbert, Arizona. Annette Slade photo.