A spectacular group of very lustrous, deep blue azurite crystals with minor malachite. This pocket was 15 by 10 meters (but very narrow) and the specimens were attached to the wall by fibrous malachite, that’s why they resemble “floaters”. The mine owners cemented the pocket entrance with three trucks of concrete, but some had been collected prior to that and I was very lucky (being near the source) to have my pick of the best miniatures and TNS. Nothing of any significance has been found since the summer of 2013. As commonly seen with azurite, the photos do not  do the specimens justice.

A deep blue, doubly terminated lustrous crystal of azurite sits at an angle on top of another crystal. Displays great. Color is lot bluer than the photo shows.

Spherical aggregates of brilliant deep blue azurite crystals on a contrasting white quartz matrix.

A pair of compact rosettes of azurite crystals with a medium deep blue color resembling a pair of bushes (for lack of a better description). A superb floater.

Very sharp, prismatic and lustrous crystals of azurite scattered on a matrix of contrasting lustrous clear calcite crystals and pastel dolomite.

Back in 2013, I was fortunate enough to be around when the “floaters” pocket (the one that was cemented shut late 2013) was being offered and I got to look at about 400 specimens from that pocket. In my opinion this was one of the top 10 pieces there. Most of the specimens had microscopic blemishes, but some had the electric color, superb luster and minor malachite. This is one of those with the color, luster and the form. Choice!

A group of tabular transparent grayish crystals of barite with white edges in an aesthetic vertical formation. Coll. in 1966.

Deep brownish black to golden lustrous crystals of barite, on matrix. Arizona’s premier locality for the mineral.

Lustrous, stout and sharp chiseled crystals of barite with some transparency, on matrix.

Lustrous golden yellow, transparent blades of barite on matrix. These came out in the mid 2000’s and have pretty much disappeared.