Azurite with Malachite

specimen number:
2341278

location:
Bou Skour Mine, Agdz Cercle, Zagora, Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

description:

Very attractive grouping of brilliant blue lustrous bladed crystals of azurite, the largest measuring to 0.5 cm in size, set aesthetically into spherical shape groupings on a green malachite matrix. From 2018, in excellent condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Jan Erik Larsen.

Located in the Anti-Atlas mountain region of southern Morocco, the historic Bou Skour mining district features a massive vein system hosted within Precambrian volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Mining activity dates back centuries to early indigenous workings, but modern industrial exploitation began in the early twentieth century, focusing primarily on high-grade copper vein deposits enriched with secondary copper minerals, quartz, and hematite. Mineral collectors worldwide prize Bou Skour for producing outstanding micro-to-cabinet-sized specimens, most notably lustrous, well-crystallized bornite, chalcopyrite, and azurite, as well as exceptionally well-formed quartz crystals and rare secondary species. Active underground and surface operations over the decades have consistently yielded superb mineralogical specimens that remain prominent in public and private collections.

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