Definitions for azurite

azurite az·ur·ite

Spelling: [azh-uh-rahyt]
IPA: /ˈæʒ əˌraɪt/

Azurite is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 132 anagrams from letters in azurite (aeirtuz).

Definitions for azurite

noun

  1. a blue mineral, a hydrous copper carbonate, Cu 3 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 2 : an ore of copper.
  2. a gem of moderate value cut from this mineral.

Origin of azurite

First recorded in 1810-20; azure + -ite1

Examples for azurite

He further draws attention to the occurrence of irregular knobs two to three lines in height which consist, in part, of azurite.

Two more of the softer materials, malachite and azurite, remain to be described.

azurite is found in the Arizona mines and in Chessy, in France (hence the name chessylite, sometimes used instead of azurite).

Azzurro della magna was a copper-blue similar to the azurite of the classical period.

The Chessy and Banat azurite is most profitably employed to make sulphate of copper.

azurite, a blue mineral, a carbonate of copper, often occurring in crystals.

Copper carbonates are of wide occurrence in the mineral kingdom, and constitute the valuable ores malachite and azurite.

These are both varieties of copper carbonate with combined water, the azurite having less water.

The carbonates give us malachite and azurite, both carbonates of copper with combined water, the malachite having more water.

Crystals of azurite belong to the monoclinic system; they have a vitreous lustre and are translucent.

Word Value for azurite
Scrable

16

Words with friends

17

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