The Most Popular Blue in History (Was Ignored By Egypt)

SciShow with host Stefan Chin (he/him)
It’s no secret that people like pretty stuff, or that we like to make our worlds as pretty as possible. And for centuries, tons of people have used the mineral in this month’s Rocks Box to paint the towns blue, so let’s talk about some of the science and some bonus archaeology around Azurite in art.

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