Showing posts with label malachite gemstones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label malachite gemstones. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Azurite Gemstone

Azurite is a  blue colored stone. It is formed from the oxidation of copper ores.  The other names associated with Azurite are 'Blue Bice' and 'Blue Verditer’. This stone is normally found along with Malachite Gemstones. Because of its color of this stone it is used in creating blue pigment for paints and fabric dyes.

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Monday, December 28, 2009

Malachite Gemstone


Malachite is an opaque and banded green colored gem. It is a carbonate mineral normally known as copper carbonate. It is often resulted from weathering of Copper Ores and is normally found together with azurite, goethite and calcite. This gem stone is associated with the 13th Wedding Anniversary. It is also the Birthstone for those born in the month of July.

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