Fascinating azurite with malachite on matrix specimen from the renowned Miniera Calamita, Isola d'Elba. The piece features a spectacular chromatic combination with zones of intense blue azurite alternating with patches and coatings of emerald green malachite, both secondary copper minerals typical of this historic mine.

The matrix is grey-whitish in color with dark inclusions, likely galena or iron minerals, which perfectly frame the vivid colorations of the copper carbonates. On the back of the specimen, further green malachite coatings are visible throughout the matrix, testament to the copper-rich nature of the deposit.

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Why collect Elba Island azurite?

Miniera Calamita is one of the oldest and most historically significant mines on Isola d'Elba, exploited for its rich iron and copper mineral deposits since Etruscan times. Azurite and malachite specimens from this mine are highly appreciated by collectors for the vividness of their colors and the rarity of their provenance, as the mine is no longer active. A piece with a thousand-year geological and human history.

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