chatoyant Malachite ps. after Azurite - Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA More info: https://www.irocks.com/minerals/specimen/51348 Malachite from Morenci is fairly common but there have only been a relatively few pockets of these large crystals of azurite, completely replaced by the malachite. Ruben Avila traded his Mexican finds with some of his friends and fellow dealers, for minerals for a small but choice suite of Arizona copper minerals. This would be a piece from the 1980s

📝 The Morenci Copper Mine 📝 The Morenci mine is an open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex. The mine is located in Greenlee County, Arizona, approximately 50 miles northeast of the city of Safford on U.S. Highway 191. 📝 The mine operates 365 days per year on a 24 hour per day schedule. Mining and ore processing operations are currently in production and the mine is considered a production stage property. 📝 The Morenci mine is an unincorporated joint venture owned 72 percent by FCX, wit

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Malachite and Azurite Morenci Mine, Arizona, USA Ex. T.L. Potucek collection Size: 4.8 cm Price: $750 ( shipping fee) No: CAL11 We ship worldwide. Please DM to claim or get more details. To see more of our minerals visit www.SpiriferMinerals.com #spiriferminerals #spirifer #mineralcollecting #mineralspecimen #mineralcollection #rockhounding #rockhound #minerals #mineral #rocks #rock #fineminerals #mineralogy #geology #crystalsforsale #mineralsforsale #chrysocolla #malachite #planetmine #arizonas

The Morenci Mine, located in southeastern Arizona, is one of the largest copper mines in North America and among the biggest open-pit operations in the world. Its history dates back to the 1870s, when prospectors first discovered copper in the rugged mountains near Clifton. Now operated by Freeport-McMoRan, Morenci produces hundreds of thousands of tons of copper annually through a combination of open-pit mining and leaching processes. The mine’s vast terraced pits, stretching several miles acro