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Mineral Name
Azurite
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Details

Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, also called azure spar and, in the early nineteenth century, chessylite. Wikipedia says Pliny mentioned it under the Greek name kuanos, that it served as a blue pigment in antiquity, and that it is used occasionally as beads and jewellery. Cunningham calls it a receptive stone of water and Venus and says it is used to increase psychic powers, bring prophetic dreams, aid divination and in healing magic. Hall calls it deep blue and associates it with psychic and intuitive development, meditation, channelling, communication and memory. Hall also gives a caution about palpitations. These magical uses are the authors' claims, not tested properties.

Caution

Hall says azurite may induce palpitations when placed directly on the body, especially on the third eye, and that it should be removed immediately if it does.

References

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Correspondences

Elements
Water
Celestial Bodies
Venus
Zodiac Signs
No zodiac signs recorded.
Colours
Blue
Deities
No deities recorded.

Folk Names

  • Azure Spar
  • Chessylite
  • Lapis Lingua
  • Lapis Linguis

Categories

  • Communication
  • Divination
  • Dream Work
  • Healing
  • Intuition
  • Meditation
  • Memory
  • Psychic Work

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded.

Forms

Bead

Wikipedia says azurite is used occasionally as beads and in jewellery.

References

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Crystal

References

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Pigment

Wikipedia says azurite was used as a blue pigment in antiquity.

References

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References

Notes

  1. Cunningham, Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, under "Azurite"; p. 76.
  2. Hall, Crystal Bible, under "Azurite".
  3. Wikipedia, under "Azurite."
  4. Wikipedia, under "Azurite."
  5. Hall, Crystal Bible, under "Azurite".
  6. Wikipedia, under "Azurite."

Bibliography

  • Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic. Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1988.1
  • Hall, Judy. The Crystal Bible. London: Godsfield Press, 2012. (EPUB.)25
  • Wikipedia, under "Azurite." Accessed October 11, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Azurite&oldid=1346963725. Open the Source (opens in a new tab)346