Description
Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by the oxidation weathering of copper ore deposits. They vary in colour from a light sky blue, through royal blue, to a dark, indigo blue with the colour variations being the result of the amount of clay that was caught up in the azurite during the growth of the specimen. Light blue specimens contain more very fine white clay than darker blue specimens.
Azurite suns are unigue and have only been found in one place in the world: the Malbunka Copper Mine (formerly the Namatjira prospect) near Areyonga, beneath a hill in the desert in the Northern Territory, Australia. Malbunka is the name of the Aboriginal clan that owns the land.
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