Azurite
 
Locality: DR Congo

Size: 32 mm x 24 mm, 18 grams
 
A lovely small 'nugget' of Azurirte from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
 
Azurite is a secondary Copper mineral that formed in the oxidized zones of Copper deposits. It is an exquisite mineral with its rich blue coloration. Tsumeb is world-renowned for some of the best Azurite crystals ever seen, dark azure-blue and gemmy crystals of exceptional size. Very attractive Azurite pseumorphs into Malachite is also known from here.
 
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), previously known as Zaire, is a large central African country known to produce some of the most amazing Copper, Uranium and Cobalt minerals, to mention only a few.