Azurite with Malachite

specimen number:
2063170

location:
San Miguel mine, Nacimiento, Sandoval Co., New Mexico, USA

description:
Blue micro crystallized azurite across the front of matrix with minor malachite. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark. He collected the piece in October, 2005 from the east wall in the pit.

The San Miguel Mine, located in Sandoval County, New Mexico, is a stratiform deposit hosted within the late Triassic Agua Zarca Sandstone member of the Chinle Formation. Discovered around 1882 and operated through 1966, the site historically produced silver and copper ores. The location remains part of the broader Nacimiento district known for regional metal deposits and mineral specimen collecting.

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