Monoclinic. Name: From the ancient Persian lazhward, meaning "blue", in allusion to the color. Name changed to azurite in 1824 by François Sulpice Beudant. Type Locality: ⓘ Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. A secondary copper mineral frequently found in the oxidized zones of Cu ...