{"product_id":"azurite-with-malachite-d-natural-morocco","title":"Azurite with malachite (D) — natural, Morocco","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBefore there were synthetic pigments, there were rocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAzurite was ground into blue paint and malachite into green, and both were in use for thousands of years. Malachite was ground for eye paint in ancient Egypt. A painter wanting these colours had to buy stone, crush it, and wash the powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat is the whole reason these minerals mattered historically. Not rarity, not beauty on their own, but the fact that a durable strong colour was extremely hard to get hold of, and here were two of them sitting in the same rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDo not grind or apply this. Copper carbonates are toxic if swallowed or inhaled as dust, and what the Egyptians put near their eyes is not something to repeat. Dust rather than wash, keep it away from children and pets, and wash your hands after handling. Azurite also alters to malachite in heat or damp, so keep it somewhere dry and stable and out of direct sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAzurite (Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂) with malachite (Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂), both copper carbonates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBoth monoclinic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Morocco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale for both; soft and brittle, handle by the matrix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.12 x 2.02 x 4.22 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27.74 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou will receive the exact piece photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58207189762392,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/amm-d-1.jpg?v=1787405227","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/azurite-with-malachite-d-natural-morocco","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}