Azurite with Malachite - Lavrion (Laurion), Greece
Ex collection Karl Rickauer
 
Royal blue spherical Azurite with Malachite on this aesthetic and colorful specimen from Laurion in Greece.
cabinet size specimens of this quality are rare!
In the mining area of Lavrion, south of Athens, lead and silver ores were already recovered 5,000 years ago. Today, the tunnels may no longer be entered.