#azurite — Public Fediverse posts
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#Azurite
#Mexico
4.0 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Photo by Matthew Parshchikov
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
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#Azurite
#Mexico
4.0 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Photo by Matthew Parshchikov
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
#Azurite with #Malachite
#Mexico
35x33x15mm
Photo by Fine Mineral Photography
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
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#Azurite with #Malachite
#Mexico
35x33x15mm
Photo by Fine Mineral Photography
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
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'more colorful than previously thought’ story of the week… #archaeology #azurite https://beige.party/@dd/115623531763888015
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'more colorful than previously thought’ story of the week… #archaeology #azurite https://beige.party/@dd/115623531763888015
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Beautiful #Azurite on #Malachite with serious color, luster, contrast, and focal crystal aesthetics.
Collection: The Focal Crystal
Photo ©️ FineMineralPhotography
By #GeologyWonders
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Beautiful #Azurite on #Malachite with serious color, luster, contrast, and focal crystal aesthetics.
Collection: The Focal Crystal
Photo ©️ FineMineralPhotography
By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
I've been eaten by a grue but this match pulled me back because #azurite my beloved,,,,
Look, #kosmochlor is a space rock, big whoop. Did you miss they've also found it terrestrially? (Is it remnants of Other Space Rock? Maybe. Shhhhh.) They buried the lede that it's a #clinopyroxene: it's a *temperature and pressure indicator*. I.e., certain formations, colors, levels of occurrence, etc etc etc, say a LOT about how hot e.g. a magma was, what other minerals and ores might be (geologically) nearby, what stressors were on these rocks over time, etc.
Clinopyroxenes are, for the most part, *scientifically* valuable rather than monetarily, aiui. (#Jadeite is a notable exception.) (#Nephrite is not even a clinopyroxine!) (Freely admit I may be wrong!)
Aaaaanyway: scientifically, yes, it's super cool. Azurite is a favorite and I gotta vote for one of my favorite copper minerals. 😂🤷🏻
(Let's be real, bar a wild upset, the space mineral will win. But azurite tho. Aaaaaaazuuuuuuriiiiiiiite.)
via @MineralCup
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I've been eaten by a grue but this match pulled me back because #azurite my beloved,,,,
Look, #kosmochlor is a space rock, big whoop. Did you miss they've also found it terrestrially? (Is it remnants of Other Space Rock? Maybe. Shhhhh.) They buried the lede that it's a #clinopyroxene: it's a *temperature and pressure indicator*. I.e., certain formations, colors, levels of occurrence, etc etc etc, say a LOT about how hot e.g. a magma was, what other minerals and ores might be (geologically) nearby, what stressors were on these rocks over time, etc.
Clinopyroxenes are, for the most part, *scientifically* valuable rather than monetarily, aiui. (#Jadeite is a notable exception.) (#Nephrite is not even a clinopyroxine!) (Freely admit I may be wrong!)
Aaaaanyway: scientifically, yes, it's super cool. Azurite is a favorite and I gotta vote for one of my favorite copper minerals. 😂🤷🏻
(Let's be real, bar a wild upset, the space mineral will win. But azurite tho. Aaaaaaazuuuuuuriiiiiiiite.)
via @MineralCup
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I’m dying here— that darn green crystal has pulled ahead of the obvious deserving winner of #Azurite for #MinCup25 @MineralCup
Is it game over? Well in US football our favorite could pull off an upset win but here I don’t know. Please vote if you haven’t!
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I’m dying here— that darn green crystal has pulled ahead of the obvious deserving winner of #Azurite for #MinCup25 @MineralCup
Is it game over? Well in US football our favorite could pull off an upset win but here I don’t know. Please vote if you haven’t!
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Kosmochlor vs Azurite (planetary science edition)
How Kool is that? Kosmochloric Ca-rich pyroxenes with olivine (Kool grains) were found in dust particles collected from comet 81P/Wild by the Stardust spacecraft.
Although azurite has not been found yet on Mars, Curiosity has detected enhanced abundanced of copper at Gale crater. Azurite is usually found in oxidized zones of Cu-bearing ore deposits.
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Kosmochlor vs Azurite (planetary science edition)
How Kool is that? Kosmochloric Ca-rich pyroxenes with olivine (Kool grains) were found in dust particles collected from comet 81P/Wild by the Stardust spacecraft.
Although azurite has not been found yet on Mars, Curiosity has detected enhanced abundanced of copper at Gale crater. Azurite is usually found in oxidized zones of Cu-bearing ore deposits.
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Here’s a photo of Azurite with smaller amounts of Malachite at the Freudenstein Castle in Freiberg, Germany. Let it lull you into voting for it in Mineral Cup 2025! Only a few hours left… #MinCup25 #Azurite #Geology #Minerals https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m09
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Here’s a photo of Azurite with smaller amounts of Malachite at the Freudenstein Castle in Freiberg, Germany. Let it lull you into voting for it in Mineral Cup 2025! Only a few hours left… #MinCup25 #Azurite #Geology #Minerals https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m09
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Trivia about these lovely Azurite Suns. This piece with multiple suns (that look like pyrite suns) was displayed by an anonymous collector in the Covention Center main show of the #TucsonGemMineralShow
I saw it at the bottom of a tall glass display case. I must have looked innocent but bedraggled. And poor. Unlikely to buy any of this vendor’s specimens priced $3k to $50k. When I asked permission to take the photo, there was a hesitation and once given, obvious I had to be fast. I got 4 quick as I knelt all the way on the floor. They are shown in that album from 9 years ago.
Wealthy rock collectors often never allow photographs of their top specimens in a place that could attract the attention of thieves. If you see a stunning piece at these shows this may be the last time it is ever in public. Maybe one day it will be featured in Mineralogical Record, the revered journal of geologists and collectors.I finally got my own azurite suns specimens a few years ago, very small but intact. One day I’ll have to continue my plans of photographing all my own Precious.
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Trivia about these lovely Azurite Suns. This piece with multiple suns (that look like pyrite suns) was displayed by an anonymous collector in the Covention Center main show of the #TucsonGemMineralShow
I saw it at the bottom of a tall glass display case. I must have looked innocent but bedraggled. And poor. Unlikely to buy any of this vendor’s specimens priced $3k to $50k. When I asked permission to take the photo, there was a hesitation and once given, obvious I had to be fast. I got 4 quick as I knelt all the way on the floor. They are shown in that album from 9 years ago.
Wealthy rock collectors often never allow photographs of their top specimens in a place that could attract the attention of thieves. If you see a stunning piece at these shows this may be the last time it is ever in public. Maybe one day it will be featured in Mineralogical Record, the revered journal of geologists and collectors.I finally got my own azurite suns specimens a few years ago, very small but intact. One day I’ll have to continue my plans of photographing all my own Precious.
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Now I simply must pull out more links to my photos in Flickr for #Azurite Why, you ask? Because it’s my favorite day in voting for #MinCup25 ! And just now I checked the results so far and…and…oh no the upstart and unusual green mineral is winning for the first time! And by 40-some votes! So here is my photo for Azurite suns, a very unusual azurite formation as a flag “sun” on pure kaolin clays. When you click my link you can follow the image to link for
a magazine article of the location in Africa to Malbunk Mine and see the small group of miners there and their story. -
Now I simply must pull out more links to my photos in Flickr for #Azurite Why, you ask? Because it’s my favorite day in voting for #MinCup25 ! And just now I checked the results so far and…and…oh no the upstart and unusual green mineral is winning for the first time! And by 40-some votes! So here is my photo for Azurite suns, a very unusual azurite formation as a flag “sun” on pure kaolin clays. When you click my link you can follow the image to link for
a magazine article of the location in Africa to Malbunk Mine and see the small group of miners there and their story. -
@minouette Whoa those men in the painting are the very definition of the word dandy! Of course I give my vote to #Azurite for Art! And the color! Yea Antiqity! The votes are now about 1,100 with only 5 or so more hours to vote. Our mineral is only 8 votes in the lead! #MinCup25 has been getting average 1,500 votes daily. It’s a nail-biter today. Thanks for sharing your post.
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@minouette Whoa those men in the painting are the very definition of the word dandy! Of course I give my vote to #Azurite for Art! And the color! Yea Antiqity! The votes are now about 1,100 with only 5 or so more hours to vote. Our mineral is only 8 votes in the lead! #MinCup25 has been getting average 1,500 votes daily. It’s a nail-biter today. Thanks for sharing your post.
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@theaardvark Oh thank you for noticing it! If anyone looks at my stream today they will see my bombartments throwing #Azurite out to entice the voting in #MinCup25
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@theaardvark Oh thank you for noticing it! If anyone looks at my stream today they will see my bombartments throwing #Azurite out to entice the voting in #MinCup25
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Omg the voting is hot and heavy now! It’s like 638 to 632, #Azurite leading with only 5 hours or so to go!
Hey, wonder if some people post the tag #MinCup25 will that end up trending today? What say you @MineralCup https://beige.party/@cobalt123/115175113712351748 -
Omg the voting is hot and heavy now! It’s like 638 to 632, #Azurite leading with only 5 hours or so to go!
Hey, wonder if some people post the tag #MinCup25 will that end up trending today? What say you @MineralCup https://beige.party/@cobalt123/115175113712351748 -
It’s jumping in heavy voting now, woohoo! #TeamAzurite is leading. But barely! How about another photo I took of azurite
#MinCup25 #Azurite -
It’s jumping in heavy voting now, woohoo! #TeamAzurite is leading. But barely! How about another photo I took of azurite
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It's turning into a #MinCup25 NAIL-BITER #Kosmochlor and #azurite are still running neck-and-neck, tied exactly at 483 votes each C'mon, Team Kosmochlor, let's go!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2etgbwm2s6glwadvacxclucn/post/3lyenfkqih22a -
Ta-da! My pinned post in my stream when I migrated over to Mastodon in 2022. This was to show folks I’m the same cobalt as many years on Twitter, as cobalt123 and back further to cobalt and later cobalt please on G+.
But around 2005 I began sharing photos on Flickr where I’ve got only about 10,000 photos. Most are on my CC license if you look at my copyright terms. I saw that last night @MineralCup found and shared this post. They know I’m a fiend for #Azurite and a fan of #MinCup25
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Ta-da! My pinned post in my stream when I migrated over to Mastodon in 2022. This was to show folks I’m the same cobalt as many years on Twitter, as cobalt123 and back further to cobalt and later cobalt please on G+.
But around 2005 I began sharing photos on Flickr where I’ve got only about 10,000 photos. Most are on my CC license if you look at my copyright terms. I saw that last night @MineralCup found and shared this post. They know I’m a fiend for #Azurite and a fan of #MinCup25
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PS My favorite color is cobalt blue, ever since I began collecting it at 15. I have a cobalt blue glass collection on maybe 200 pieces now. To me it’s a spiritual color. As I look through the deepest cobalt blue glass towards a light source, I get lost in the mesmerizing glow.
True cobalt glass is getting harder to find, for cobalt is in demand for modern mining also with rare earth minerals. Of course the color leads me to crystals of this color in minerals. You’ll see it in light blues to deepest blue-purple. Other minerals will show the origin being associated with cobalt. Now you know why my nickname is cobalt or a variation of cobalt. Usually people call me cobalt or cobalt123.
BTW, did you vote today? 😄
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PS My favorite color is cobalt blue, ever since I began collecting it at 15. I have a cobalt blue glass collection on maybe 200 pieces now. To me it’s a spiritual color. As I look through the deepest cobalt blue glass towards a light source, I get lost in the mesmerizing glow.
True cobalt glass is getting harder to find, for cobalt is in demand for modern mining also with rare earth minerals. Of course the color leads me to crystals of this color in minerals. You’ll see it in light blues to deepest blue-purple. Other minerals will show the origin being associated with cobalt. Now you know why my nickname is cobalt or a variation of cobalt. Usually people call me cobalt or cobalt123.
BTW, did you vote today? 😄
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Links to more beautiful #Azurite in my Flickr photos of the last 20 years. Go to my main stream here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cobaltMany albums seen in the tab for my albums, head for those titled Tucson Rock and Gem Show or more accurately Tucson Gem and mineral show, most years 2006 on through 2 years ago. Here’s a link to the first photo shared in this post. https://flic.kr/p/kmhfa2
Once you’re at this photo you can navigate to my stream and albums. If you look at my descriptions and comments you’ll learn a lot about my favorite mineral (my favorite color is cobalt blue) and have some reasons to vote for Azurite in #MinCup25 -
Links to more beautiful #Azurite in my Flickr photos of the last 20 years. Go to my main stream here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cobaltMany albums seen in the tab for my albums, head for those titled Tucson Rock and Gem Show or more accurately Tucson Gem and mineral show, most years 2006 on through 2 years ago. Here’s a link to the first photo shared in this post. https://flic.kr/p/kmhfa2
Once you’re at this photo you can navigate to my stream and albums. If you look at my descriptions and comments you’ll learn a lot about my favorite mineral (my favorite color is cobalt blue) and have some reasons to vote for Azurite in #MinCup25 -
Here we go now, encouraging YOU, yes YOU to please come vote for #Azurite in the #MinCup25 vote today. Only 10 hours left! As promised here is my all-time favorite photo featuring Azurite and a screenshot to Azurite I have known and loved. For those you have to go to my photos in Flickr. You may now realize I was quite serious about this in my bio!
Links into my photos provided in next comment. Vote here -
Here we go now, encouraging YOU, yes YOU to please come vote for #Azurite in the #MinCup25 vote today. Only 10 hours left! As promised here is my all-time favorite photo featuring Azurite and a screenshot to Azurite I have known and loved. For those you have to go to my photos in Flickr. You may now realize I was quite serious about this in my bio!
Links into my photos provided in next comment. Vote here -
Oh come on now! I wake up 6 am and check the results so far in #MinCup25 and what do I see but a TIE so far! Omg, people must be voting for the strange and unusual green competitor for the classic #Azurite ! Here is the screenshot clip so far and further down you see it’s 421 to 421 with 10 hours to go in voting. Here’s the link: https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m09
ANYONE can vote and you don’t have to know much about the minerals showcased. The whole fun competition is to give folks a way to learn about minerals and share things you know about them, even photos.
I’ve got to make my coffee right away now so I can start blitzing my TL with glorious azurite I’ve known!
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Oh come on now! I wake up 6 am and check the results so far in #MinCup25 and what do I see but a TIE so far! Omg, people must be voting for the strange and unusual green competitor for the classic #Azurite ! Here is the screenshot clip so far and further down you see it’s 421 to 421 with 10 hours to go in voting. Here’s the link: https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m09
ANYONE can vote and you don’t have to know much about the minerals showcased. The whole fun competition is to give folks a way to learn about minerals and share things you know about them, even photos.
I’ve got to make my coffee right away now so I can start blitzing my TL with glorious azurite I’ve known!
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#Azurite can form in the oxidized supergene zone of copper-rich rocks. More carbon dioxide favors azurite over #malachite. Our atmosphere doesn't have enough CO2 (yet) to stabilize azurite, but malachite at the surface persists kinetically rather than convert to black copper oxide. Sulfur and other species can modify these relations.
Hence copper roofs weather to green, not blue!
Diagram from Kiselcva et al. (1992)
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#Azurite can form in the oxidized supergene zone of copper-rich rocks. More carbon dioxide favors azurite over #malachite. Our atmosphere doesn't have enough CO2 (yet) to stabilize azurite, but malachite at the surface persists kinetically rather than convert to black copper oxide. Sulfur and other species can modify these relations.
Hence copper roofs weather to green, not blue!
Diagram from Kiselcva et al. (1992)
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@FiddleSix @MineralCup Oh noes! That is really way too close. Ok, tomorrow my big guns to promote #Azurite
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@FiddleSix @MineralCup Oh noes! That is really way too close. Ok, tomorrow my big guns to promote #Azurite
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@MineralCup FINALLY a contest I really should expect goes my way! #Azurite is the clear leader and I’ll be back in the morning to post my special photo of it. For a hint, see the header of my home page. Oh yes, I think I pinned a post with my photo about 2 1/2 years ago to introduce myself. The #MinCup25 posts should be a delight here.
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@MineralCup FINALLY a contest I really should expect goes my way! #Azurite is the clear leader and I’ll be back in the morning to post my special photo of it. For a hint, see the header of my home page. Oh yes, I think I pinned a post with my photo about 2 1/2 years ago to introduce myself. The #MinCup25 posts should be a delight here.
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This is gorgeous #azurite from the Sepon mine, Khanong, Savannakhet Province, #Laos.
Photo ©️ Fine mineral photography
By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn
