Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. mineral

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials
4. materials
5. materials by composition
6. inorganic material
7. rock
8. rock by form
9. stone
10. stone by quality
11. gemstone
12. gemstones by specific type

Anotations

Scope note:

A copper-based mineral, copper carbonate hydroxide, that is often used in jewelry ranging from very deep blue to pale blue. Azurite is often found in association with the green mineral malachite, resulting from weathering and oxidation of copper sulfide.