Azurite (recent discovery) (rare locale)

Item Description

This piece is from the recent discovery (July 2022) in the Tasikmalaya Regency of the West Java Province of Indonesia. They were the first specimens of Azurite that we had seen from any locality in Indonesia. We've seen copper silicates, or at least copper-bearing silicates from various localities in Indonesia recently, but secondary copper carbonates like Azurite were unheard of to the best of my knowledge, prior to this discovery. This piece hosts attractive, sparkling, rich blue colored bladed crystals of Azurite forming semi-"rosette"-shaped groups associated with a bit of green Malachite on oxidized matrix. The Azurite groups measure up to 6 mm across, and look great up close, and we have photographed them with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better illustrate their quality. If you collect Azurites, secondary ore minerals, or if you're just a fan of minerals from uncommon localities, do not pass this one up. We have a select few that we will be offering in the auctions over the next months, but we were told that it was a very limited find, and there may not be many of them to go around.