Azurite-Malachite Jewelry and Cabochons
Designer jewelry made with azurite-malachite. A selection of freeform cabochons and rough available for custom designed jewelry.
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: Azurite-Malachite
Specimen of azurite-malachite, which is a naturally-occurring mixture of the vivid royal-blue, or "azure" mineral known as azurite (chessylite), and bright-green malachite.
Enhancements
Like malachite, azurite-malachite is occasionally coated with colorless wax, or rarely impregnated with plastic and/or other hardened agents to improve durabilty and appearance.
More information on gemstone enhancements.
Azurite-Malachite
aka Azurite, Stablized Azurite-Malachite
This is the genuine form of the two minerals found together in nature. But natural azurite is very soft " too soft to make into beads unless it is stabilized with a resin to harden it.
A azurite-malachiterelatively soft mineral, azurite has a hardness of 3.5 to 4. Azurite is found in many areas of the world including: Australia, the southwestern USA, France, Mexico, Morocco, Nambia, Zaire, and Europe.
Malachite, which is another copper-based Mineral, is often found with Azurite. When found together it is called Azurite-Malachite.
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Thus, it shares the same properties as that of Azurite. Sometimes, the formation is incomplete that leaves the stone a mix of these two stones and such combinations are sold under the trade name Azurite-Malachite.
 See also: Copper, Malachite, Stone, Color, Azurite
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