Y1601 Azurite with Malacite
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
19.5x 14.0x 6.4 cm
$4500
A large cabinet sized specimen of azurite, from recent finds at the Sepon Mine. These have been trickling out for the last 3 or so years, and at the 2015 Tucson Show the couple big dealers who had them were offering similar pieces in the 10-20k range.
I was able to get this one because it was a large boulder when I purchased it. It has been trimmed into a large cabinet with a very clean display face, covered with super lustrous and very bright blue azurites. A number of the crystals have partially psudomorphed to malachite, only to be overgrown by an additional layer of azurite, giving them an exceptionally bright color.
There are saw marks on the back/ bottom, but as you can see, it displays perfectly from the front.
