Azurite, Malachite, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
Size: 5.4x3.0x1.3 cm
Species: Azurite, Malachite
Locality: Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
Description: One of the best single blades of Azurite I have seen from this locality. While thousands of specimens were recovered from this area only perhaps 30-50 specimens of this quality were found in a small 10m vertical zone at the mine in 2012 according to a source with intimate working knowledge of the locality. Like almost any modern mechanized mine many more specimens were likely mined through and unfortunately destroyed. The color is a vivid saturated blue. The combination of sharpness and luster is stunning it looks like the crystal was faceted.
ID: 26833
Size: 5.4x3.0x1.3 cm
Species: Azurite, Malachite
Locality: Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
Description: One of the best single blades of Azurite I have seen from this locality. While thousands of specimens were recovered from this area only perhaps 30-50 specimens of this quality were found in a small 10m vertical zone at the mine in 2012 according to a source with intimate working knowledge of the locality. Like almost any modern mechanized mine many more specimens were likely mined through and unfortunately destroyed. The color is a vivid saturated blue. The combination of sharpness and luster is stunning it looks like the crystal was faceted.
ID: 26833
Size: 5.4x3.0x1.3 cm
Species: Azurite, Malachite
Locality: Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
Description: One of the best single blades of Azurite I have seen from this locality. While thousands of specimens were recovered from this area only perhaps 30-50 specimens of this quality were found in a small 10m vertical zone at the mine in 2012 according to a source with intimate working knowledge of the locality. Like almost any modern mechanized mine many more specimens were likely mined through and unfortunately destroyed. The color is a vivid saturated blue. The combination of sharpness and luster is stunning it looks like the crystal was faceted.
ID: 26833
