米爾皮亞斯礦
Sonora, Mexico
墨西哥索諾拉州的米爾皮亞斯礦是一處現代產地,出產了近數十年來最出色的藍銅礦與孔雀石。
What it is known for
Milpillas' oxidised copper orebody yielded deep-blue azurite crystals, malachite (often as azurite pseudomorphs), and cuprite, rivalling the historic classics.
What collectors look for
Sharp, lustrous azurite crystals and azurite-to-malachite pseudomorphs are the prize.