Mineral: Azurite with Calcite and Malachite on limonite after Calcite
Locality: Christiana Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Attikí (Attica) Prefecture, Greece
Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm

Description: Mass: 67 g MIM number: 1404 Probable year of extraction : 1996 Crust of crystal balls in a beautiful blue covering what seems to be limonite stalactites, topped by a few calcite crystals and small malachite balls. This piece comes from the “cupriferous cleft" discovered in 1996. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence; Publications: "Lapis Jg,24 #7/8: Jul-Aug 1999", "Griechenland Mineralien, Fundorte, Lagerstätten" Ex collection: Wolfgang & Karin Wendel (Germany)

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