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Amazonite
Amazonite is the blue-green variety of microcline, a potassium feldspar. It is typically opaque to translucent, with color ranging from pale green to blue-green and often with white streaks or patches. Documented localities include Colorado and Virginia in the United States, as well as Russia, Madagascar, and Brazil; the material is used for cabochons, beads, ornamental objects, and mineral specim...
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Azurite
Azurite is a basic copper carbonate mineral recognized by its deep blue to blue-black color and commonly opaque appearance. It forms in the oxidized zones of copper deposits, often together with green malachite, and is used as a mineral specimen and occasional ornamental material. When ground into powder, azurite was historically used as a blue pigment, including in European painting, and it occur...
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