But now that source is all but dried up although some of the old dumps have produced some specimens. Liroconite is found at other locations but only as traces. 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.