Aimee Fuller Azurite Malachite Chunky Statement Necklace Blue ish Green Petals

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Aimee Fuller Studios
TURQUOISE GENUINE MALACHITE/AZURITE GEMS
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LARGE gems -
STRIKING COLOR BLENDS
This necklace is adjustable up to 17 inches, or I can adjust this for you free of charge to your preference.
Natural colors and patterns will vary on each piece. Made-to-order.
MATCHING EARRINGS AVAILABLE IN MY EBAY BOUTIQUE
ABOUT AZURITE:
Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral
produced by weathering of copper ore
deposits. It is also known as
Chessylite
after the Chessy-les-Mines
near Lyon, France,
where striking specimens have been found.
The mineral has been known since ancient times, and was mentioned in Pliny the Elder's Natural History
under the Greek name
kuanos
("deep blue," root of English
cyan
) and the Latin name
caeruleum.
The blue of azurite is exceptionally deep and clear, and for that reason the mineral has tended to be associated since antiquity with the deep blue color of low-humidity desert and winter skies. The modern English name of the mineral reflects this association, since both azurite and azure are derived via Arabic from the Persian Lazhward,
an area known for its deposits of another deep blue stone, lapis lazuli.
("stone of azure").
Azurite was
used as a blue pigment
for centuries.
Depending on the degree of fineness to which it was ground, and its basic content of copper carbonate, it gave a wide range of blues. It has been known as
mountain blue
or
Armenian stone
, in addition it was formerly known as Azurro Della Magna.
It is also known by the names
Blue Bice
and
Blue Verditer
. Older examples may show a more greenish tint due to weathering into malachite.
As chemical analysis of paintings from the Middle Ages i
mproves, azurite is being recognized as a major source of the blues used by medieval painters. True lapis lazuli was chiefly supplied from Afghanistan during the Middle Ages white azurite was a common mineral in Europe at the time. Sizable deposits were found near Lyons, France. It was mined since the 12th century in Saxony, in the silver mines located there.
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