Azurite (w. zincolivenite)

TSNB473
Specimen
Pätz, E.
Exhibit 1. Azurite (w. zincolivenite); 27 mm.
Exhibit 1. Azurite (w. zincolivenite); 27 mm.
Image Credit: Mariusz Oleszczuk

Specimen Title

Azurite (w. zincolivenite)

Associated Minerals

dolomite; hematite (?); zincolivenite

Principal Mineral

Azurite

Size

Thumbnail; 27mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Provenance

Pätz, E.

Collection

Oleszczuk, M.; AZR69

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB473

Description

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.