Azurite & malachite - Bou-Azzer, Morocco | Ref.LLP024

This association of azurite and malachite comes from the Bou Azzer mining district in Morocco and dates from the 1990s.

The piece features several aggregates of deep blue to violet-blue azurite, composed of intergrown bladed crystals. They develop on a pale beige to ochre matrix, accompanied by areas of finely crystallized green malachite.

The contrast between the deep blue to violet-blue tones of the azurite, the green areas of malachite and the beige to ochre shades of the matrix clearly distinguishes the two copper minerals.

The stone measures 49 × 32 mm. It is mounted on the base of a clear acrylic display box measuring 55 × 40 × 32 mm, suitable for both presentation and protection.