TCM05
Azurite With Malachite
Luifengshan Copper Mine, Guichi City, Anjui Province, China
Cabinet, 12.1 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
SOLD
A brilliantly sparkling, lustrous, colorful specimen that is literally the top of the find. This was the single flashiest piece in a truckload lot I bought at Tucson 3 years ago, and it was sold to a private collector at the time who helped me carry them into the show for a sale. I know the pics make it look like just "another nice" azurite. but it is more than that. It is REALLY a special piece with incredible beauty, and stands out from the herd. I had perhaps 800 pieces, of which this was literally among the top half dozen specimens for quality (if not price).