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Chalcedony On Azurite

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Chalcedony On Azurite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Description

It is unanimously agreed that the height that Tsumeb azurite can achieve is the presence is electric blue iridescence a feature that precious few could attain. Now this extraordinarily aesthetic specimen goes even one step further featuring a frosting over- a generous covering of sparkly chalcedony that enveloped not only most of the azurite but parts of the orange matrix too- the effect is a visual treat!!

This eye catching specimen is composed of numerous uncharacteristic blocky azurite that are optimally positioned for maximum exposure and have partially altered to malachite yet retain a large percentage of their former glory- the finest electric blue iridescence. The contrasting malachite green blended in with the azurite color is superb enhanced further by the water clear dazzling chalcedony crust that has enveloped almost the entire specimen elevating it to a whole other level.

The iced white surfaces stand out impressively over the vibrant colored regions and the precision of its placement ceasing along some crystal edges is fascinating. Interestingly many azurite terminations remain exposed and lean out over the chalcedony as if the presence of the layer inhibited growth somehow- extraordinary.  The orange parts of the matrix coated by chalcedony resemble spessartite garnets but are instead just ordinary dolomite.

There are some tolerable conditional issues mainly related to previous attachment contacts.

 

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcedony

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kadıköy (Chalcedon), Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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