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Published: 2009-04-27 23:41:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 3593; Favourites: 76; Downloads: 461
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azurite (the blue) and malachite (green), both copper minerals azurite weathers into malachite...Jianghi Province, China
azurite is used as a pigment (very soft crystals) and indicator of copper ore for mining
malachite is used as a copper ore and in jewelry
submission #2 for *Rockhounds club minerals contest
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Comments: 12
So awesome and you're so lucky having this piece of natural art. Very cool.
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beautiful shot. the mixture of colours is astounding
i like azurite the most
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thanks!
I'm partial to azurite also
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thanks! and thanks for the fav!
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my journal this week is a feature of crystals. unless you object the thumb of your awesome crystal will posted for a week
check it out! [link]
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Amazing! It never occurred to me before how azurite and malachite were related... XD
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I'm learning this stuff as I go along too
thanks for the fav!
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Great shot! My favorite is azurite, always has been and always will be my favorite. The colors are really nice!
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thanks! it's one of my favs too!
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