Azurite (Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂) — deep azure copper carbonate from oxidized copper ores. Vitreous luster, Mohs 3.5–4; often alters to green malachite.

Specimen image: AI-generated.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rockspin/id6747876962
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Hanging out after a job.

#Annette | #Azurite

AKA:
•CHESSYLITE mine location in Lyons France
•AZUR SPAR
•MOUNTAIN BLUE
•KUANOS (Greek deep Blue) Caeruleum (latin)
referred to by Pliny the Elder.
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Ok an #Etymology lesson on #Azurite
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◇Persian origin: lazhward
◇Arabic adaptation: lazward or lazura
◇Medievil lazurium or azur
◇Modern day ite applied by Francois Sulpite Beudant in 1824

AKA:
•CHESSYLITE mine location in Lyons France
•AZUR SPAR
•MOUNTAIN BLUE
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Perfect deep blue #Azurite crystal from Milpilas, Sonora, Mexico.

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#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 1:

A difficult choice, but gotta go with the blue 💙 #Azurite

(I wish I had the spoons to dig out my samples!)

Ok, team #Azurite, it is time to close the gap and win this round!

For the rabbits! Medieval rabbits. Medieval killer rabbits, to be precise.
Do you know that mineral was used for blue pigment to paint the shield? Yep, azurite!*

*most probably.

Roses are red
#Azurite is blue
How could you vote for anything else
When you have this stunner in front of you?

PC: Tony Hisgett, Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Good day #MinCup26 !
It's rally time #TeamBlue #Azurite #Copper #Cu
With 7 hours to go here is where we stand:
I'm certain no one needs to be reminded to only vote once😐

Look, if we gonna compare then we must compare shiny with shiny!

And while I love the technical uses of Sphalerite (Zink) and its high refraction, I will still vote for #Azurite.
Nothing beats the blue for me, more so b/c its use as a pigment gives the paintings a blue-green tint with age!

C’mon peeps, there is no choice here other than #Azurite

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So hears another " boring" story about #Azurite #MinCup26
#Azurite can "weather" and often pseudomorp into #Malachite here's a fine example of that process by renowned #Renaissance artist Raphael in his painting Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints.
Madona e o Menino Entronados com Santos.

Famous "feet" made of #Malachite core and #Azurite rim from China.

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#Hippopotamus #Noun #TeamBlue
#Azurite
The famous little #blue Hippopotamus @ The Louve. All possible because of a blue pigment. Give @mineralcup.bsky.social a follow see what this #MinCup26 is all about. Anyone can play& vote from anywhere on the globe! 🤯🌎🗳

news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
#Azurite
#Cu #Copper #TeamBlue
Fascinating read. Anyone can participate and vote in
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Oh yeah please vote for #Azurite 💙🙏🫶😇

Azurite isn't always blue! Round 1 of #MinCup26 #sphalerite had my vote for my local Ag-Pb-Zn Tamar Valley mine connections.
No more! #azurite or
#chessyliteessylite type locality is Chessy-les-Mines, much nearer me now.
Chessy Mine share.google/VYklsf5oyVdj... Vote #TeamAzurite
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#Azurite
Is effervescent. What does this mean? When HCL ,hydrochloric acid is applied, it fizzes. #TeamBlue #Fizzy #TinyBubbles #Effervescent #Cu #Copper

With you all the way.
#Calcite #TeamBlue
#Azurite #MinCup26

So I am very fond of Sphalerite....have some. But if one just looks at my #Avatar
One would know... #Azurite is my choice here in #Mincup26 2nd bracket round 1
From my personal collection
#Azurite Septarian Nodule
Robzovsk Mine
Altar Russia