Here is a highly unusual azurite specimen! I have seen literally a thousand azurites from Tsumeb and yet not another like this. At first glance, it looks organic. The luster is werid - almost melted looking, it is so smooth and polished in appearance. The crystals are a very dark blue, almsot black. Yet, overall, with the combination of a sculptural look and the luster, the piece is surprisingly attractive. The periphery is good: complete and crystallized except for a few minor contacts, all the way around. In fact, it look sequally elegant horizontally or vertically displayed. On the backside are unusual, acicular, tiny crystals of primary malachite. So overall the piece is as close to a floater as you can reasonably expect, especially for a cabinet sized azurite! This wsa formerly in the Keith Proctor Collection, and then the Ed David collection. Joe Budd photos