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3.25" Lazulite Cluster with Quartz - Yukon, Canada
This is the first lazulite we've ever offered at FossilEra! This is a gorgeous cluster of deep blue lazulite crystals with colorless quartz from the famous lazulite deposits of Rapid Creek in Yukon, Canada. They sit on a limonitic matrix.
Lazulite is a blue phosphate mineral that contains magnesium, iron, and aluminum phosphates. Though it can be easily confused for lazurite and its copper-derived cousins, lazulite is a completely different mineral. It can form massive or monoclinic crystal structures in granite pegmatities and some metamorphic rocks, and is often found in associations with quartzites and quartz veins. Its name is loosely derived from 'azraq, the Arabic word for blue, and its type locality is Freßnitzgraben in southeastern Austria.
Lazulite is mined in its massive form around the world, but gem-quality localities can be found in the Alps, as well as Pakistan and Canada's Yukon province. Its appealing blues and moderate hardness make it a great choice for faceting and lapidary work.
Lazulite is mined in its massive form around the world, but gem-quality localities can be found in the Alps, as well as Pakistan and Canada's Yukon province. Its appealing blues and moderate hardness make it a great choice for faceting and lapidary work.
SPECIES
Lazulite & Quartz
LOCATION
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada
SIZE
3.25" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#283020
