Azurite owes its name to its beautiful azure-blue color, which makes it a very popular and well-known mineral. Large, well-formed, and deep blue crystals make exquisite collector's minerals that are regarded as some of the finest mineral masterpieces in nature. The blue color, known as "azure," is like the deep blue evening skies often seen above deserts and winter landscapes. Azurite often occurs with green Malachite, which may form green stains or specks on Azurite crystals or aggregates. The two minerals sometimes occur admixed or banded together, forming what is called "Azure-malachite" in the gem and mineral trades.

Ancient people used Azurite as an ore of copper, as a pigment, as a gemstone, and as an ornamental stone. It is still used for all of these purposes today.

Here, we see midnight-blue Azurite crystals surrounded by a bed of vibrant green Malachite, resembling a rolling hillside with outcroppings of deep blue boulders. The piece is situated within a acrylic base made for the specimen, and included the locality of the Azurite and Malachite.

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