azurite (w. zincolivenite)

TSNB473

Specimen

Exhibit 1. Azurite (w. zincolivenite); 27 mm.
Exhibit 1. Azurite (w. zincolivenite); 27 mm.
Image Credit: Mariusz Oleszczuk

Title

azurite (w. zincolivenite)

Principal Mineral

Azurite

Size

Thumbnail; 27mm

Collection

Oleszczuk, M. AZR69

Provenance

Pätz, E.

Entry Type

Specimen TSNB473

An intergrowth of sharp blue azurite crystals resting on hematite (?) stained dolomite. The azurite is capped by a radiating spray of emerald-green zincolivenite crystals (XRD verified).

The specimen was formerly in the collection of Eike Pätz but its location in the mine is not recorded.

dolomite; hematite (?); zincolivenite