azurite

[ UK /ˈæzjʊɹˌɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite
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How To Use azurite In A Sentence

  • Microcrystals of azurite and goethite and a small number of microcrystals of chalcocite were also recovered.
  • Many of the world's finest specimens of native copper, azurite, malachite, atacamite, and a host of other minerals originated in this manner.
  • However, collecting in the pits has yielded beautiful microcrystals of azurite and malachite on quartz.
  • Several Colorado gem minerals (lazurite and the state's minor occurrences of corundum and cordierite) form in metamorphic rocks.
  • He listed amazonite, aquamarine (subsequently named the state gemstone), topaz, gypsum (alabaster and satin spar varieties), lazurite, quartz, and turquoise.
  • The Algomah mine is best known for lapidary material and copper-bearing microminerals, including (but not limited to) plancheite, kinoite, dioptase, azurite, and atacamite.
  • Lapis lazuli is an ornamental rock formed by the regional metamorphism of limestone; it has blue lazurite (sodium calcium aluminosilicate sulphate), white calcite, and pyrite as its main constituents.
  • But if you are photographing a dark mineral such as azurite, the camera will lighten the exposure in an attempt to yield a medium value, making the image overexposed.
  • Azurite commonly occurs in stalactitic, botryoidal, or earthy masses, many of which display concentric or parallel banding of various shades of blue or alternating with malachite.
  • Good nodular masses of azurite, some of which contain bladed crystals to 5 cm, occur in the Chingola mine, Zambia.
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