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Lot 1243

Exceptional Azurite

27 May 2010, 13:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$27,450 inc. premium

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Exceptional Azurite

Toussit, Morrocco
In the late 1970s and early 80s a small group of azurites exploded onto the mineral market that rivaled the best from the classic azurite locality of Tsumeb, Namibia. This superb specimen showcases why Toussit is now considered a contemporary classic for fine azurite. Azur blue crystals up to 7cm are aesthetically arranged on a bed of transparent gem azurite crystals up to 1.5 cm. There is an alteration to malachite on many of the crystals that generates a striking color contrast. One of the greatest azurites from any locality—this is a superb connoisseurs specimen—large and intact and rarely seen in today’s market, measures 14.3 x 5.8 x 7.0cm.

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