Group of very sharp flattened Azurite crystals with a bright luster and vivid color, with Malachite coatings. This specimen, which is of high quality for the locality, the type locality for Azurite, comes from the collection of Robert-Auguste Touchon, whose handwritten label we will send to the buyer. This piece has been reviewed, photographed, and published as a reference specimen in Ste. Marie 2023 by the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 50 in the volume 28/2023, number 3
Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France
Specimen size: 3.4 × 3 × 1.1 cm = 1.34” × 1.18” × 0.43”
Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.47” × 0.20”
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