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Bluebird Deco Style Necklace
by ArtMadeByTammy
A term for a jewellery style derived from the Art Deco movement and typified by abstract designs and linear, geometric patterns ...
In fact, the name, azurite, comes from the Arabic word for blue. A rarer Azurite mixture, known as "Bluebird", is Azurite mixed with dark red Cuprite.
It often occurs with malachite, chrysocolla or turquoise in areas with copper deposits. A rare form called "Bluebird", has dark red Cuprite mixed with azurite - notice the triangular shaped stone in the bottom left of the collage.
But to confuse the collector stil further, more than one manufacturer used or copied the same design. The 'Bluebird', thought to be based on the Martin Brothers' grotesque pottery birds, ...
 See also: Hardness, Color, Copper, Stone, Gem
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