azurite Min.
(ˈæzjʊəraɪt)
[f. azure + -ite.]
1. Blue carbonate of copper, a valuable ore, closely allied to malachite.
| 1868 Dana Min. 715. 1873 Watts Fownes' Chem. 398 Azurite occurs in large transparent crystals of the most intense blue. |
† 2. Obsolete name of lazulite.
| 1816 R. Jameson Min. I. 341. |