Much azurite was mislabeled lapis lazuli, a term applied to many blue pigments.
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Azurite is also incompatible with aquatic media, such as saltwater aquariums.
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Green eyeshadow came from poisonous malachite, while blue came from azurite.
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Azurite specimens are typically massive to nodular, and are often stalactitic in form.
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Azurite is used occasionally as beads and as jewelry, and also as an ornamental stone.
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Azurite is a soft, deep blue coppermineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits.
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Pseudomorphs after more tabular or blocky azurite crystals also occur.
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Ultramarine withstands heat, but azurite turns to black copper oxide.
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Older examples of azurite pigment may show a more greenish tint due to weathering into malachite.
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Blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite
Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. It is also known as Chessylite after the type locality at Chessy-les-Mines near Lyon, France. ...
An azure blue vitreous mineral of basic copper carbonate {Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2} used as a source of blue dye.
Azurite is a beautiful dark blue colored mineral found all over the world. It was traditionally used as a pigment or dye as well as in jewelry. Azurite is believed to help develop a persons psychic abilities and intuition. ...
Optimara super miniature variety. See Little Azurite.
A dark blue, metallic mineral. Augments clear understanding, cleansing, healing, transformation, perspective, purification, patience, kindness, intuition, prophecy and truth. ...
A blue mineral derivative of copper often substituted for the very expensive ultra­marine.
A magickal stone whose qualities are that of healing and clarity.
It occurs similar to malachite, massive and in seams, associated with chalcopyrite. The Mineral Point mines afford very beautiful specimens of small rhombohedral crystals of dark-blue color.