Azurite (w. arsentsumebite and cerussite)

TSNB967
Specimen
Exhibit 1. Azurite (w. arsentsumebite and cerussite); 35 mm.
Exhibit 1. Azurite (w. arsentsumebite and cerussite); 35 mm.
Image Credit: Sharon Cisneros

Specimen Title

Azurite (w. arsentsumebite and cerussite)

Associated Minerals

arsentsumebite; cerussite

Principal Mineral

Azurite

Size

Miniature; 35mm

Location in the Mine

First oxidation zone (?)

Collection

Cisneros, S. & E.

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB967

Description

Divergent, curvilinear aggregates of elongated, lustrous blue azurite crystals (to 15 mm) in closely sub-parallel groups, resting on a crust of spearmint-green arsentsumebite crystals. Sparse twinned crystals of colourless-white cerussite (to 3 mm) are associated.  

The specimen is in the collection of Sharon and Eugene Cisneros. There is no formal record of the location in the mine but the paragenesis is strongly indicative of the first oxidation zone.