Azurite Photos     
Cochise College               
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

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azurite from Mexico-1
Los Olivos, Chihuahua, Mexico
One of the most intensely blue colored minerals is azurite, a basic copper
carbonate.  The name azurite is derived from the word azure that means blue.
 

azurite                                                                                                                                            2
Photo is copyright free only for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.

Specimen courtesy of Hewin's Minerals

Dale P. Hewin
48770 W. Cheetah St., Tucson, Arizona 85742
(520) 744-8083

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