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Azurite

Azurite is a mineral closely associated with malachite.

Chemical Formula: Cu₃C₂O₈H₂

Other names: Tricopper dihydroxide carbonate

Layman's explanation: Azurite is a monoclinic blue crystal whose name is derived from the Arabic word, azure meaning blue. During the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries azurite was used as a blue paint pigment, but this pigment changes to green over time. This occurs because azurite reacts with water to produce malachite, which is green. Today this mineral is still used as a pigment, and as a minor ore of copper, an ornamental stone, and in jewelry. Azurite is found in many places but has notable occurrences in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Morocco.

Keywords: azure, malachite, paint

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