Azurite was named by the French mineralogist Francois Bendaut in 1824. The name is after the Persian word "lazhward" - blue. In nature, azurite is mostly a product of the oxidation of copper sulfides. It occurs on copper deposits with malachite, chrysokol, brochantite and others. Azurite is more of a by-product of copper ore mining. Azurite is also used as a gemstone, as Cu ore is less important. More info