Two more photos of azurite

[Mousetoescamper]

A 1.5" X .75" chunk of azurite I found uncovered by heavy rain on a roadside bank in York County, PA.





Canon Rebel T5i
500D closeup lens
EFS 55-250mm lens
Post-processed with Apple photo software on a MacBook

[WhiteTara]

1. what a find!

[Mousetoescamper]

4. Familiarity with the site and patience eventually paid off

[Deuxcents]

2. Yes, what a find! I have jewelry made from this

Gorgeous stone. Even Cleopatra loved it

[Mousetoescamper]

5. A heavy rain sometimes exposes these treasures at picked-over sites

I know where to look for collectible rocks, minerals and fossils in my area. The trouble is that the top layers of soil at these sites has usually been picked over by other rockhounds, leaving slim pickings until a heavy rain exposes more specimens.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Wow!

Beautiful. The blue is eye popping.

[Mousetoescamper]

6. Thanks, Diamond_Dog!

[Karadeniz]

7. My favorite color!

[Mousetoescamper]

10. Mine too!

[forgotmylogin]

19. Yes! I love the cobalt-y blue.

I associate that color with old-fashioned blueprints.

[judesedit]

8. Awesome. Really cool pictures. I love geology.

[Mousetoescamper]

11. Thanks, judesedit!

[judesedit]

16. You're welcome. Wish I could be digging right beside you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Until you started posting these photos, I had never heard of this stone!

It is just so varied and gorgeous.

Thank you, my dear Mousetoescamper.

[Mousetoescamper]

13. Thanks and you're welcome, Peggy!

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. So are you going to tumble it or leave it as is? N/t

[Mousetoescamper]

14. Leaving it as is.

[wnylib]

15. With those colors, it would make a good

national stone for Ukraine.

[Mousetoescamper]

21. Googled it: the national gemstone is Jaspilite

New to me. Looks like Jupiter's multicolored bands.

[Warpy]

17. Even rough, it's beautiful

I've always preferred the semiprecious stones to the sparkly stuff. I have a couple of azurite-malachite rings with a swirl pattern. It can also have a granular pattern with malachite and other minerals.

That is one gorgeous chunk of rock.

[Mousetoescamper]

22. The rough specimens are my favorites

Thanks, Warpy!

[LudwigPastorius]

18. Ukrainium!

...or Democratite.

Maybe its proximity to Putin would weaken and kill him?

It's worth a try.

[Mousetoescamper]

23. Ha! I like your Democratite. Deadly to authoritarian monsters

[reACTIONary]

20. That is awsome! I live...

... South of York Co accross the MD* line. Any chance of me finding a specimen like that, or is it highly localized?

*MD line - stands for both Maryland and Mason Dixon.

[Mousetoescamper]

24. I'll DM the location