Azurite with Malachite

specimen number:
2341239

location:
Puit IX, Touissit, Jerada, Oriental, Morocco

description:

Classic specimen for the species and locality, this a loose grouping of lustrous deep blue and green sharp terminated azurite crystals. The green color due to partial coatings of malachite. Very little matrix attached on the backside near the base. In great condition all around. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Jan Erik Larsen.

Touissit, located in the Oriental province of Morocco near the Algerian border, is a historic mining district whose major commercial production began in the early 20th century, specifically around the 1920s, and continued through various phases until operations declined toward the end of the century. Geologically, the deposit is hosted within carbonate-rich sedimentary sequences of Jurassic age, where hydrothermal lead and zinc mineralized fluids circulated through fault systems and replacement horizons. Mineralogically, the district is world-famous among collectors for producing exceptional, highly lustrous specimens of azurite, often associated with vibrant anglesite, cerussite, and vanadinite crystals that developed within oxidized zone cavities.

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