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SC-176 Azurite altering to Malachite, on Smithsonite
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 6 x 4 x 3.75 cm
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An interesting, and probably very old specimen that has a few thick, spear-like crystals of Azurite altering to Malachite, perched against a knob of glistening smithsonite ( a rare association, that). The azurite crystal is quite a bit sharper in person than it appears in the pics, for some reason. Comes with custom-made lucite display base.




SC-175 Azurite altering to Malachite, with Dolomite (SOLD)
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm

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A very unusual specimen with such a play of colors on its surface that it surprises folks who've seen thousands of Tsumeb azurites, as have the Sussmans. It is really an exquisite piece, with a large and classic wedge-terminated azurite crystal that would be significant in and of itself even if not accented by the green and white mineralization on one face.




SC-174 Azurite
1994 Easter Pocket, 8th Level, Tsumeb, Namibia
ex. Evan Jones Collection
Small Cabinet, 7.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm


This remarkable specimen is, according to both the Sussmans and Dr. Georg Gebhard in his communications to them, the single largest fine crystal known from the Easter Pocket, a remarkable find that was hit while reworking older levels of the mine's first oxidation zone which was otherwise played out by the 1920s. This pocket, described in detail in Gebhard's book TSUMEB II, not only produced superb azurite specimens but actually showed us a NEW tabular crystal habit for the species! It is one of the 2 or 3 best known azurite pockets from Tsumeb, along with the Perkin Sams and Kegel azurite pockets. The 6 x 5 x 1.5 cm major crystal is pristine, brilliantly lustrous, a definite dark blue even in poor lighting (i.e. not black!), and is perched on a bit of matrix flanked by smaller accessory crystals to the upper left and right. The back of the upper termination of the giant crystal is also present and complete (see bottom-right picture), though below that it grew into the matrix. Comes with custom lucite display mount




SC-148 Azurite
Tsumeb, Namibia
ex. Chuck Leavitt, Evan Jones Collections
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 5 x 3 cm
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An unusual Tsumeb azurite specimen, the style of which I have not seen before. It is an old piece probably from the first oxidation zone, which Evan Jones acquired many years ago. Most people who see this guess at first that it is from Bisbee, though the color is a bit off and there is some tsumeby malachite on the backside. The fan-shaped spray which dominates the specimen consists of two radiating 3.5 cm sprays of azurite, both pristine, with conjoined terminations. Those terminations are fairly thick, at around 2 cm, and extend back to the framing matrix of smaller crystals which rise above the two major crystals (see lower photo, looking down on the specimen from above). Azurite is notoriously hard to photograph, and so believe me that this has A RICHER COLOR AND MORE LUSTROUS appearance in person!




T-01 Azurite (SOLD)
Tsumeb, Namibia
ex. Evan Jones, Sussman Collections
Large Cabinet, 17.5 x 9 x 8 cm
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This is a significant Tsumeb azurite and certainly possessed of some of the largest fine crystals you are likely to see outside of a few museums. These slender, slightly curving crystals have a graceful appearance to them as they rise 7 inches in parallel. They are lustrous and colorful, not a dark blue but rather a more vibrant color that shows without the strong lighting often required of large azurites. There is admittedly some minor damage in the form of a few dings here and there, but in context it doesn't bother me. It is from the 7th Level, First Oxidation Zone areas that were reworked in the modern era. The specimen was previously in the collection of Chuck Leavitt, and from there it passed to Evan Jones where it was for many years in his Tsumeb collection. Evan sold that whole collection to the Sussmans and they have had it for a number of years themselves now, only parting with it to me this summer. Since taking these photos, I have had a custom lucite display mount made for this specimen and so it will now stand on its own and display very nicely! (NOTE: PREVIOUSLY DEACCESSIONED AND SOLD PRIOR TO THIS OFFERING)




SC-44 Azurite with Bayldonite ps. after Mimetite (SOLD)
First Oxidation Zone, Tsumeb, Namibia
illustrated in Eberhard Equit painting
Small Cabinet, 8 x 6 x 5 cm
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A truly unique combination specimen from the very old first oxidation zones of Tsumeb, with sharp, lustrous, deep blue azurite of exceptional form cradling a cluster of the rare pseudomorph of bayldonite replacing mimetite. I've not seen such a piece before, with the association.




SC-15 Azurite with Malachite after Azurite (SOLD)
Tsumeb, Namibia
Cabinet, 9 x 7 x 4.5 cm

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A truly exceptional azurite specimen, showing also partial alteration to velvety, chatoyant malachite! In person, it has a more 3-dimensional flowery shape to it and is clearly MUCH better than most.
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