mineral general info

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Junction Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A.
Ex. Seaman Museum

Sample size: 6 x 6 x 5 cm

Origin: Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Sample size: 8.5 x 6.0 x 4.1 cm

Origin: Dos Amigos Mine, Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sample size: 6.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm

Azurite on malachite

Origin: Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona

Sample size: 5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm

Origin: Mount Oxide, Queensland, Australia

Sample size: 2.2 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm

Origin: Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Sample size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Coronado del Oro Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico

Sample size: 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm

Azurite with coating of malachite

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia

Sample size: 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

Origin: Touissit, Morocco

Sample size: 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm (top), 2.7 x 2.4 x 1.1 cm (bottom)

Origin: Shi Lu Copper Mine, Guangdong Province, China

Ex. Gene Meieran collection

Sample size: 7.6 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm

Origin: Kerroucher, Morocoo

Sample size: 3.7 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Sample size: 4.9 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (top), 3.7 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm (2nd row), 3.7 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm (3rd row), 4.4 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm (bottom)

Origin: 4750 Bench, Copper Mt. Mine, Morenci Dist., Greenlee Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 4.7 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm

Azurite with minor malachite

Origin: La Sal, San Juan Co., Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 4.8 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm

Origin: Morenci, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 11 x 7.5 x 4.8 cm (top), 5 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm (bottom)

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Jiangxi Province, China

Sample size: 13.5 x 10.5 x 7 cm

Malachite pseudomorph after azurite

Origin: Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Australia

Sample size: 3 x 1 x .4 cm

Malachite pseudomorph after azurite

Origin: Touissit, Morocco

Sample size: 2.9 x 2.9 x 1.5 cm

Azurite on malachite

Origin: Morenci, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7.9 x 7.7 x 2.3 cm

Origin: Bou Bekker, Morocco

Sample size: 4.8 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm

Origin: La Sal, Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 3.1 x 2 cm

Origin: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 2.4 x 1.9 x 1 cm

Origin: Tongsha Mine, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 8.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia

Sample size: 5.2 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm

Origin: Tongsha Mine, Anhui Prov., China

Sample size: 8 x 7.9 x 7.4 cm

Origin: La Sal, Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 4.0 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm

Origin: Touissit, Morocco

Sample size: 4.1 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm

Origin: Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona

Sample size: 4.0 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm

Origin: Touissit, Morocco

Sample size: 4.3 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm

Origin: Tongsha Mine, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 10.0 x 7.7 x 7.0 cm

Origin: Touissit, Morocco

Sample size: 4.1 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Sample size: 3.8 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Tongsha Mine, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 10.2 x 8.6 x 7.8 cm (top), 10 x 8.8 x 5.9 cm (2nd row), 15 x 10 x 6.5 cm (bottom)

Origin: Touissit, Morocco

Sample size: 3.6 x 2.5 x 2 cm

Origin: Sierra Rico, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sample size: 11.2 x 7.8 x 2.9 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Blue Jay Mine, Lemhi County, Idaho, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7.5 x 6 x 1.2 cm (top), 2.7 x 2.2 x 2 cm (2nd row), 5.3 x 4.9 x 3.7 cm (bottom)

Origin: Yangchun, Guangdong Province, China

Sample size: 4.5 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 9.5 x 6.4 x 3.1 cm

Origin: Touissit, Morocco

Sample size: 2.7 x 2.2 x 2 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Tongsha Mine, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 8 x 7 x 4.5 cm (top), 10 x 10 x 7 cm (2nd row), 7.6 x 6.3 x 7.3 cm (bottom)

Azurite with minor malachite

Origin: Kerouchen, Morocco

Sample size: 3.5 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm (top), 3.8 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm (2nd row), 1.9 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm (3rd row), 2.4 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm (4th row), 2.5 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm (bottom)

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia

Sample size: 5.3 x 4.9 x 3.6 cm (top), 5.1 x 3.9 x 3.0 cm (bottom)

Origin: Brumado, Bahia, Brazil

Sample size: 7.2 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm

Origin: Czar Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Bluebird Mine, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 2.6 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm

Origin: Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Sample size: 3.2 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm

Origin: Shuttleton, New South Wales, Australia

Sample size: 4.6 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm

Azurite and malachite pseudomorph after azurite on chrysocolla

Azurite and malachite

Origin: Morenci, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 10 x 7 x 5.5 cm (top), 7.7 x 6.4 x 5.5 cm (bottom)

Origin: Emma Mine, Hanover, Grant Co, New Mexico, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5.7 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm

Origin: Chessy, Lyons, France

Sample size: 6.6 x 5.3 x 3.4 cm

Azurite partly pseudomorph replaced by malachite

Azurite pseudomorph after malachite

Origin: Touissit Mine, Ouijda, Atlas Mtns, Morocco

Sample size: 5.9 x 4.6 x 3.5 cm (top), 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm (2nd row), 7.0 x 4.6 x 3.5 cm (bottom)

Azurite partially replaced by malachite (pseudomorph)

Origin: Mibladen, Khenifra, Morocco

Sample size: 4.0 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Sample size: 3.7 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm (top), 4.2 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm (2nd row), 3.6 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm (3rd row), 3.0 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm (bottom)

Azurite with malachite

Azurite coating malachite

Origin: Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5.7 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm (top), 4.4 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm (2nd row), 7.7 x 5.7 x 3.0 cm (3rd row), 5.7 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm (bottom)

Origin: Oumjrane (Sahara), Morocco

Sample size: 3.5 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Tongsha, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 5.6 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm (top), 8.6 x 7.2 x 4.2 cm (bottom)

Volcanic ash impregnated with azurite and malachite

Origin: near Uyni, S.W. Potosi Department, Bolivia

Sample size: 7.7 x 4 x 4 cm

Origin: Anhui, Hubei Province, China

Sample size: 15 x 10.1 x 3.5 cm

Azurite on gypsum

Origin: Ray Mine, Gila Co, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7.7 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm

Azurite on malachite

Origin: Liufengshan Mine, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 9.5 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Morenci District, Greenlee Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7.8 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm (top), 4.4 x 3.1 x 1.1 cm (bottom)

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Tong Sha Mine, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 5.9 x 4.7 x 3.9 cm

Origin: Shilu Copper Mine, Guangdong Province, China

Sample size: 3.8 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm

Azurite with malachite

Azurite with chrysocolla

Origin: Tong Sha Mine, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 8.5 x 6.0 x 3.0 cm (top), 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.1 cm (2nd row), 8.0 x 7.1 x 3.6 cm (bottom)

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Apex Mine, near St George, Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 4.9 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm

Origin: Tynagh Mine, County Galway, Ireland

Sample size: 6.1 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm

Origin: Hanover Mine, Fierro, New Mexico, U.S.A.

Sample size: 1.9 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm

Origin: Altväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Picture size: 4 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

Photo courtesy of:

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

Nice thumbnail with a group of blue azurite crystals on top of pale to darkgreen olivenite crystals. The azurite is partly replaced by malachite.

Origin: San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Sample size: microphoto

Photo courtesy of:

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

Specimen consisting of a thin coating of light green malachite with dozens of bright blue azurite balls scattered about.

Origin: Morenci Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5.5 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm

Azurite mixed with malachite

Origin: 4750 foot Level, Morenci Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex. Rick Green coll.

Sample size: 6 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm

Origin: Emma Mine, 100 foot level, Fierro, Grant County, New Mexico, U.S.A.

Ex. KQ Minerals coll.

Sample size: 2.8 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm

This specimen has a rarely seen Franklin species-azurite! Small blebs of azurite are found with abundant willemite.

Origin: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.

Ex. Frank Edwards collection

Sample size: 9.1 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Ex. Bill Birnie collection

Sample size: 4.6 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm

Azurite on malachite

Origin: 5.5 x 5 x 3 cm

Sample size: Guichi, Anhui Province, China

Azurite V-twin, partially being replaced by malachite

Origin: Kerouchen, Morocco

Sample size: 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm

Azurite with minor malachite, Ex - Bill Birnie Collection

Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Sample size: 3 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm (top), 5.2 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm (2nd row), 6.3 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Guichi, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 4.3 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm

Azurite with tetrahedrite

Origin: Toussit Mine, Oujda, Morocco, Africa

Ex. Dan Balan collection

Sample size: 6.8 x 6 x 4 cm

Azurite on malachite

Origin: Morenci, Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex. Les and Paula Presmyk collection

Sample size: 7 x 6 x 2.5 cm

Two halves of a nodule or geode composed of azurite with malachite centers.

Origin: Blue Ball Mine, near Miami, Gila County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex. Isaias Casanova (IC Minerals)

Sample size: 5 x 3.2 x 1 cm

Photo courtesy of:

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

Azurite with minor malachite

Origin: Touissit, Oujda, Morocco

Sample size: 6 x 6 x 2.5 cm (top), 4.5 x 2.8 x 4.5 cm (bottom)

Origin: Big Indian mine, La Sal, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A.

Ex Marvin Pearce collection

Sample size: 28 x 18 x 24 mm

Origin: Czar mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex Marvin Pearce collection

Sample size: 22 x 17 x 17 mm

Ex Tom Dwyer and Gil Griffin collections

Azurite with minor malachite

Ex Marvin Pearce collection; ex Scott Williams collection

Origin: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Sample size: 4 cm in height (top), 23 x 13 x 37 mm (bottom)

Azurite on malachite

Origin: Guichi, Chizhou, Anhui Province, China

Sample size: 10 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm (top), 3.5 x 6 x 4.7 cm (bottom)

Origin: Chengmenshan Copper mine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China

Sample size: 6.8 x 5 x 4 cm

Origin: Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex Dave Ellis collection

Sample size: 12 x 5 x 6.5 cm

Origin: Big Indian mine, Big Indian district, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A.

Ex Marvin Pearce collection

Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

Ex. Gene Tribbey Collection

Azurite with malachite on massive tennantite

Azurite with minor cerussite

Azurite with malachite on massive tennantite

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 5.5 cm (top), 16 x 7 x 21 mm (2nd row), 5.5 x 7.5 x 4 cm (3rd row), 5.7 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm (4th row), 4.5 x 1.2 x 2.7 cm (5th row), 12 x 11 x 7 cm (6th row), 5.3 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm (7th row), 5 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm (8th row), 2.4 x 2.2 x 4 cm (9th row), 30 x 16 x 22 mm (10th row), 2.5 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm (bottom)

Origin: Broken Hill Proprietary mine (Proprietary mine), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Ex. Gene Tribbey Collection

Sample size: 3 x 1.5 x 5.2 cm

Azurite with malachite

Origin: Bisbee, Warren district, Mule Mts., Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 11 x 6 x 10 cm

Azurite on malachite

Azurite with malachite alteration

Azurite with malachite

Azurite on malachite

Origin: Morenci Mine, Morenci, Clifton-Morenci District, Shannon Mts., Greenlee Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 6 x 6 x 56 mm (top left), 3.5 x 8 x 35 mm (top right), 4 x 2.5 x 2.8 cm (2nd row), 5.2 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm (3rd row), 3.5 x 5 x 1.5 cm (4th row), 4.5 x 3 x 2.8 cm (5th row), 5.7 x 6.2 x 1.6 cm (6th row), 25 x 20 x 24 mm (bottom)