azurite

== English == === Etymology === From Persian لاژورد (lâžvard, “blue color”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæʒ.əˌɹaɪt/, /ˈæʒ.(j)ʊəɹˌaɪt/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæʒ(j)ʊˌɹaɪt/ === Noun === azurite (plural azurites) (mineralogy) A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu2+3(CO3)2(OH)2, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper. Synonym: chessylite ==== Related terms ==== azure azurite-malachite ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== azurite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.zy.ʁit/ === Noun === azurite f (plural azurites) (mineralogy) azurite === Further reading === “azurite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012