Gemstone Bead Picture Glossary - Azurite

Color: soft, deep-blue, some green because of malachite
Found: Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, Mexico, Namibia, Congo, Zaire, Australia, China, Russia and many parts of Europe.
Interesting facts:
- Malachite and azurite are actually chemical twins; aside from color, their only difference is that azurite holds less water than malachite.
- Its name is even derived for the Persian word for blue, lazhward.
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