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Volborthite Pocket August 31, 2015 · 13 specimens Will the marvels ever cease? Already a prolific source of incredible Azurite specimens, in the waning hours of specimen production at the mine, the Milpillas produced yet another surprise - tabular Azurite associated with the world's best Volborthite! In April 2015 a small clay filled pocket was opened on the ceiling of an adit in the 890 level of the mine and what came out was incredible. Where to begin...firstly, the Azurite occurs in a thin, tabular habit (think translucent blue Wulfenite). The Azurite has a waxy to satiny surface luster and all are nicely translucent, readily showing color along the edges under ambient lighting. The Azurite formed on a white Dickite coated matrix with spherical masses of Malachite producing specimens with incredible color contrast. The pocket was clay filled, protecting the Azurite, resulting in remarkably undamaged specimens despite the razor thin edges on much of the Azurite. The Volborthite is orders of magnitude better than any other. |
B288 - Azurite on Dickite $350 available
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
A 1.7cm wide Azurite crystal perched atop Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B289 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite $1,200 available
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm
Azurite crystals too 1.6cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. A small chip on one crystal otherwise undamaged.
B290 - Azurite, Malachite $750 available
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 3.1 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
B291 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite sold
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Azurite crystals too 1.5cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B293 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite sold
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Azurite crystals too 1.1cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B296 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite $350 available
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Azurite crystals too 1.7cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B297 - Azurite on Volborthite sold
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Radial grouping of Volborthite crystals with an attached 5mm Azurite crystal. This pocket has produced the world's finest Volborthite by a huge margin and while this one is not the largest, it is of excellent quality and has the attached Azurite. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B299 - Volborthite sold
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm
Radial grouping of Volborthite crystals beutifully crystallized front and back. This pocket has produced the world's finest Volborthite by a huge margin and while this one is not the largest, it is of excellent quality. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B301 - Azurite, Volborthite, Malachite sold
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.6 x 1 cm
A great combination thumbnail from this pocket - a floater grouping of Azurite crystals too 1.5cm with green Malachite and two areas of Volborthite. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Complete and undamaged with no matrix.
B303 - Azurite, Malachite $250 available
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm
B305 - Azurite, Malachite $300 available
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.6 x 1 cm
B307 - Azurite sold
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.8 x 1 cm
Two interconnected Azurite crystals, largest 2cm wide. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Smaller crystal at base is missing a couple corners.
B308 - Azurite $120 available
Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Azurite crystal grouping with crystals to 1.6cm. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.