Azurite_Malachite

Precious and semi-precious gemstones have been used since recorded history and probably before, for spiritual, emotional and physical healing. A crystal acts as a filter and like a filter in a furnace it needs to be cleaned occasionally. Clear your crystal whenever you feel it needs it. This could be as often as once a week. Whenever you use your crystal for healing on anyone clear it afterwards! Clear and remove the static in your crystal's aura and magnetic field cleansing.

Azurite-Malachite

     Helps one to reach deeper states during meditation. Azurite is known as the "Stone of Heaven", it stimulates the pursuit of the heavenly self, providing for guidance via the third-eye. Malachite is known as the "stone of transformation" helping to bring ease during times of change and the insight needed for spiritual growth.
     Helps the wearer to renew and re-member their connection to the All. It freshens the outlook and allows us to touch our core self without fear, letting us touch our child within and be "reborn into the light." Soothing to the soul, Azurite-Malachite releases stress and helps the wearer to make new beginnings.
     Assists in dissolving egocentric characteristics, dispelling conceit, arrogance, and vanity, while instilling individuality. It calms anxieties, while facilitating stability of the intellect to produce rationality.
These two minerals are often found joined together, combining the deep blue of azurite with the vibrant green of malachite. This combination produces flexibility. It generally allows one to reach into the inner depths without fear, bringing self-acceptance and ultimately self-love in the process. This combination also helps dissolve egocentric traits borne of insecurities - conceit, arrogance and vanity - and replacing them with a feeling of well-being that comes more from the connection to all things. On the physical level, this combination can be used to enhance body flexibility.

Azurite was sacred to the Egyptians who believed it was an aid to spiritual communication.

The name azurite comes from its beautiful blue color (azul means blue in Arabic). The ancient Egyptians used it as a make-up for the eyes.

Azurite-Malachite

An experienced person can guess a gemstones price range by gathering certain information about the gemstone. Certain unique properties will set it aside from other gemstones of the same type.
Properties that set one gemstone apart from another are:
Its color and the intensity of color
	A dull gemstone is not eye catching. Striking, vivid colors quickly catch the eye and raise the value of a gemstone. Australian Opals, with great fire, are costly, primarily because of their appealing colors. Even if the color of a mineral is vivid, it is still more valuable than a dull gemstone.
The transparency of the gemstone
	Minerals that have transparency provide a certain amount of clarity within the gemstone. The greater the clarity, the greater its value. Where a mineral has transparency there is the ability of seeing the crystalline structure, color, inclusions, phantoms etc that the crystal possesses. The greater the transparency, the more you can see, the more appealing it becomes, the greater its value.
Gemstone luster
	Due to the stable chemical structure of minerals, luster is rarely a factor in mineral value, since the same type of minerals exhibit similar levels of luster. There are a few cases where a gemstone naturally exhibits a more impressive luster than other minerals of its kind. These exceptions give the gemstone a greater value.
The formation of the crystal
	Well-formed or unique crystals will raise the value of the gemstone, especially of large crystals. Nearly all natural crystals are deformed, some more than others. The larger a crystal, the more likely it is to be deformed.
Gemstone size
	Small, well formed, beautiful, gemstones are easier to find. Larger gemstones with similar properties are more expensive, because of their size. Fairly large gemstones, even of common minerals, will usually be of a higher value.
Anomalies
	Gemstones of a mineral that are intrinsically different from normal gemstones of the mineral fall under this category. Properties such as abnormal color, pseudomorphs, twinning, and odd crystals give a gemstone extra value.
The presence of a matrix
	Crystals in a matrix are definitely more valuable than similar "freestanding" crystals. A matrix shows the original uniqueness of the mineral. Crystals in a matrix should always be selected over freestanding crystals.
Demand
	Some minerals are not be considered attractive, but demand a high price because of their content, such as gold or silver.
Gemstone rarity
	Obviously, rare minerals are more costly than more common ones. Extremely rare minerals have a great value, even if they look ugly. The opposite is also true. Fairly common minerals, even if nicely colored and well formed have little value because of their commonness (unless they are exceptional).
Exceptional gemstones
	Then there is always a spot for the exceptional gemstones. Gemstones that are magnificent, are always more valuable.
Damage free gemstones
	Gemstones that have no damage are of more value then ones that have chips, nicks etc.