Indigo had an advantage over the metallic blues such as azurite in that it was not corrosive, but it was not always stable. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
Crystals of azurite belong to the monoclinic system; they have. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
He turned and looked at me, his eyes blue and opaque as azurite. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
Two more of the softer materials, malachite and azurite, remain to be described. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
Or that the marble of his dining table, as blue as malachite is green, is called azurite. From Wordnik.com. [Fatal Charm: The Social Web of Claus von Bulow] Reference
Usually there is a nice mineral specimen of malachite, azurite and a few others in that spot. From Wordnik.com. [Review: The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson] Reference
These are both varieties of copper carbonate with combined water, the azurite having less water. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
Lambert chose the same base colors — cinnabar, gamboge, and azurite — as Mayer had recommended. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
Or, suppose you have a formula r7y2b3 and you wish to find a way to prepare it with red lead and ocher and azurite. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
The upthrust tower seemed fashioned of azurite crystals: dark blue spears thrusting up through the crystalline water. From Wordnik.com. [The Howling Stones]
The two larger hoops are connected by a Byzantine link, an azurite-malachite rondelle suspended in the center of the lower hoop. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
The clerk nodded, smiling, sagely "Uh-huh " rare heavy metal that looks a little like iridescent azurite, only greener and much tougher. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Matter]
As it is impossible to add a negative amount of a color, this formula cannot be produced from the combination of red lead, ocher, and azurite. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
Being less hydrated than malachite it is itself liable to alteration into this mineral, and pseudomorphs of malachite after azurite are not uncommon. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
Other mineral coloring sources included arsenic, lead, lapis lazuli reference, azurite, tin, gold, and silver — each of them alone or in combination with other substances. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
This mortar was used in grinding an azurite pigment. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428] Reference
A number of samples also contain malachite and azurite. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Both copper oxide (malachite and azurite) and copper sulphide. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Some of the pigments used in the frescos at Bezeklik were azurite & malachite. From Wordnik.com. [Red Ice Creations] Reference
Copper produces the azure blue color of azurite, (copper carbonate hydroxide). From Wordnik.com. [Color + Design Blog by COLOURlovers / Feed] Reference
Sturdy, quiet, responsive, and with great rebound, goodwoods will help you become the next azurite. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to ADB sees solid recovery in Asia after global crisis+] Reference
There are abundant secondary copper minerals on surface, including malachite, azurite, and chalcocite. From Wordnik.com. [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases]
A number of samples also contain malachite and azurite either as breccia clasts, matrix filling and later fracture filling. From Wordnik.com. [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases] Reference
The Brow chakra - between the eyebrows - works with purple or indigo crystals, such as amethyst, sodalite lapis lazuli and azurite. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
"That's azurite," he said, "nearly forty per cent. copper!. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Jones] Reference
(hence the name chessylite, sometimes used instead of azurite). From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
"Calm sea, tolerant sun, a few white clouds conversing in a sky as blue as a blade of azurite, made up the momentary universe. From Wordnik.com. [Cachalot]
The clerk nodded, smiling, sagely "Uh-huh rare heavy metal that looks a little like iridescent azurite, only greener and much tougher. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Matter]
The clerk nodded, smiling, sagely "Uh-huh ... rare heavy metal that looks a little like iridescent azurite, only greener and much tougher. From Wordnik.com. [The End of The Matter]
Her gaze was on him steadily as polished azurite. From Wordnik.com. [In Alien Hands]
Occurrence same as that of azurite. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
4. 0-4.1 azurite. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
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