High Longrigg Mine, Hartley, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Lustrous, deep blue micro-crystals of azurite on and between brown baryte blades.
Botryoidal malachite & goethite(?) on altered chalcopyrite with baryte. The other side of the specimen displays some tiny well formed azurite crystals (see daughter photo).
© Andrew Lawton 2016
A nice example of cockscomb baryte crystals from this uncommon locality. Size - 30 x 17 x 17 mm Specimen/ photo - Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals
© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals
Baryte matrix with deep blue azurite crystals and green botryoidal malachite. Specimen size - 32 x 28 x 18mm Specimen & photo - Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals
Small cavity in baryte lined with malachite & well formed azurite crystals.
Rich coverage of micro azurite, malachite and zincolivenite lining cavities in a limestone matrix.
© P. Nicholson
© Ru Smith
Aggregate of small azurite crystals on malachite-rich matrix. Purchased from Richard Bell in 2023.
© Andrew Hodgson