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Azurite is used occasionally as
beads and as
jewellery,
and also as an ornamental stone. However, its softness and tendency to
lose its deep blue colour as it weathers limit such uses. Heating
destroys azurite easily, so all mounting of azurite specimens must be
done at room temperature.
00000During
the Middle Ages and Renaissance, azurite was the most important
pigment in European painting, Under ordinary conditions it is
remarkably stable. It is chemically similar to the green pigment
malachite
00000It
is thought to stimulate deep levels of consciousness, and to increase
subtle communication skills such as intuition, creativity, and
inspiration |
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