A novelty at Tucson 2019. Very sharp Azurite crystals with a morphology that is unusual until now at Milpillas. The crystals, on matrix, are very flattened, between translucent and transparent, extraordinarily bright and have a very deep color, with vivid reflections. This specimen was published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the ‘What's New’ section, report 52, April 13, 2019 edition, page 5
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora Mexico (12/2018)
Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.8 × 1.9 cm = 1.30” × 1.10” × 0.75”
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