Editing Azurite (section)

===Jewelry===
Azurite is used occasionally as beads and as [[jewelry]], and also as an ornamental stone.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mueller |first1=Wolfgang |title=Arizona Gemstones |journal=Rocks & Minerals |date=31 January 2012 |volume=87 |issue=1 |pages=64–70 |doi=10.1080/00357529.2012.636241  |bibcode=2012RoMin..87...64M |s2cid=219714562 |language=en |issn=0035-7529}}</ref> However, its softness and tendency to lose its deep blue color as it weathers leaves it with fewer uses.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schumann |first1=Walter |title=Gemstones of the world |date=2009 |publisher=Sterling |location=New York |isbn=9781402768293 |edition=4th, newly rev. & expanded |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V9PqVxpxeiEC&q=azurite |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> Heating destroys azurite easily, so all mounting of azurite specimens must be done at room temperature.