Azurite

Azurite

compound
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

A vivid deep-blue copper mineral used as a pigment by Renaissance painters

Renaissance masters ground this brilliant blue mineral into pigment — its crystal structure is the secret behind centuries of painted skies.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

Brown

$70.00

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See it on your wall

Shown true-to-size - a 8×10in piece scaled against real furniture.

Crystallography

Catalogue identityAzurite — P1 2₁/c 1
FormulaCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Crystal systemmonoclinic
Space groupP 1 21/c 1
Lattice (a, b, c) Å5.011, 5.85, 10.353
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 92.41, 90
Density (g/cm³)3.775

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)