Detailed information
Dimensions
33 x 47 x 27
mm
Weight
50 g
Locality
Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District Waterman Mining District Pima County, Arizona, USA
Condition
No recorded repairs
Compared with many Azurite occurrences in Arizona, the Silver Hill Mine Group in the Waterman Mining District a little to the west of Tucson, in Pima County is relatively tiny, as a small long disused underground copper-silver-lead-gold mine. Although some well-crystallized specimens of Azurite are known, they are rare, and rarer still as pure crystallized groups of well-formed blocky pseudorhombic crystals. More typically, they are seen as smaller glossy crystals coating matrix. This superb miniature-sized crystal aggregate is from Paul Matt's collection and presents the rarer 'chunky' form, but with finely crystallized surface growths and a vibrant blue colour compared with many Azurites. Although miniature, it is still large in comparison to others we have seen of this more desirable crystal habit, and in really great condition.
