Collectors are almost completely relying on old collections to supply this mineral. Liroconite is a truly beautiful mineral with a typical bright blue color, a nice glassy luster and an interesting crystal habit. It forms from the oxidation of primary copper ores. Color is typically blue to bluish green. Luster is vitreous.
Crystals are transparent to translucent.
Cleavage is poor in two directions parallel to the prism faces. Fracture is uneven to conchoidal. Hardness is 2 - 2.5. Streak is pale blue. There is no reaction to acid as is true with azurite .