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Posted: Jul 30, 2025 15:52 Post subject: Azurite from Bluebird Mine, Arizona, USA / #MVM (Minerals - Virtual Museum) Collection |
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#MVM (Minerals - Virtual Museum) / more information about the piece with this link
Mineral: | Azurite |
Locality: | Bluebird Mine, Miami, Miami-Inspiration District (Globe-Miami District), Gila County, Arizona, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 3.4 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm |
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Group of flattened Azurite crystals — sharp, translucent, lustrous, and with a very vivid color. This is a very high-quality specimen from this locality, a mine where so good pieces are not so common. |
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Posted: Aug 01, 2025 12:43 Post subject: Joaquinite-(Ce) on Neptunite from USA / #MVM (Minerals - Virtual Museum) Collection |
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#MVM (Minerals - Virtual Museum) / more information about the piece with this link
Mineral: | Joaquinite-(Ce) on Neptunite and with Benitoite and Natrolite |
Locality: | California State Gem Mine (Benitoite Gem Mine), San Benito River headwaters area, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | main crystal: 2 × 0.6 cm |
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Joaquinite-(Ce) crystal of good size for the species, with a dipyramidal shape, well-defined faces and edges, translucent, and with an intense orange color, on a Neptunite crystal accompanied by a small single Benitoite crystal and Natrolite rosettes. |
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