Here before us is an example of the seemingly endless variety of minerals from China. This azurite over fluorite from China represents a very rare and unusual combination of species only occurring in a few places on earth. The paragenesis of this piece began as simple fluorite crystals, then a thin jacket of green malachite, and, for the finale, a spectacular sugary coating of sparkling micro crystallization of intense blue azurite. This piece was one of only a few examples discovered.