azurite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu²⁺₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.

/ˈæʒ.əˌɹaɪt/ /ˈæʒ.(j)ʊəɹˌaɪt/ /ˈæʒ(j)ʊˌɹaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mathmitch7-azurite.wav

azurite azurites

From Persian لاژورد (lâžvard, “blue color”).

chessylite

azure azurite-malachite

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