Moquegua, Peru
A bright blue mixture of
azurite with
gypsum was found together with
malachite at the beginning of 2012 in the southern part of Moquegua department, close to the border with Tacna department. It forms veins up to 15 mm thick.
Azurite properties: density 3.70 - 3.90, hardness 3.5 - 4.
Dark blue massive
dumortierite occurs near Torata, about 20 km NE of Moquegua.
Ref: J. Hyrsl, Gemstones of Peru, 2012, pp. 37, 49
Gemstone List