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  • Royal blue azurite specimen featuring a large central sun formation with three smaller suns decreasing in size, arranged in an orbital pattern on white kaolinite matrix. The striking contrast and natural symmetry evoke a celestial arrangement.
  • Royal blue azurite specimen featuring a large central sun formation with three smaller suns decreasing in size, arranged in an orbital pattern on white kaolinite matrix. The striking contrast and natural symmetry evoke a celestial arrangement.
  • Royal blue azurite specimen featuring a large central sun formation with three smaller suns decreasing in size, arranged in an orbital pattern on white kaolinite matrix. The striking contrast and natural symmetry evoke a celestial arrangement.
  • Royal blue azurite specimen featuring a large central sun formation with three smaller suns decreasing in size, arranged in an orbital pattern on white kaolinite matrix. The striking contrast and natural symmetry evoke a celestial arrangement.
  • Royal blue azurite specimen featuring a large central sun formation with three smaller suns decreasing in size, arranged in an orbital pattern on white kaolinite matrix. The striking contrast and natural symmetry evoke a celestial arrangement.
  • Royal blue azurite specimen featuring a large central sun formation with three smaller suns decreasing in size, arranged in an orbital pattern on white kaolinite matrix. The striking contrast and natural symmetry evoke a celestial arrangement.

AZURITE SUNS

Malbunka Copper Mine, Northern Territory, Australia
12.2 x 8.5 x 4.2 cm
$350.00
$350.00
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Symmetrical arrangement of royal blue azurite suns arranged on contrasting kaolinite siltstone matrix. The way that the smaller suns "orbit" the main one made this one stand out as soon as we saw it!

 

 

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Malbunka Copper Mine azurite suns form within weathered dolomitic host rocks through supergene processes. These distinctive specimens develop when copper-rich solutions interact with carbonate rocks in oxidizing conditions. The characteristic radial habit results from competitive crystal growth, with individual azurite crystals nucleating from central points and radiating outward. The specimens typically form within cavities and fractures, displaying disc-like morphology up to 10cm in diameter. Individual crystals show typical azurite prismatic habits but arrange in a spherical pattern. The dark blue aggregates frequently occur in association with malachite and other secondary copper minerals. These formations represent a specific crystallization environment within the oxidation zone where spatial constraints and solution chemistry promote radial growth patterns.