Azurite is a carbonate mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. It is unstable in open air where further weathering may change its chemical structure to that of malachite (known as pseudomorph). You can see from the photograph of my piece of Azurite that it has markings of lighter colour. It is also not compatible with water, so do not cleanse azurite by washing it or leaving it out in the rain. Azurite is associated with the third eye chakra (some authors also
