lazurite

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English

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Lazurite

Etymology

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From Medieval Latin lazur (lapis lazuli) (from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward), from Persian لاژورد (lâžvard)) + -ite.

Noun

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lazurite (usually uncountable, plural lazurites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na4-5Al3Si3O12S.
    • 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:
      Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

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See also

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Lazurite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • lazurite”, in Mindat.org[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /la.zy.ʁit/
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Noun

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lazurite f (plural lazurites)

  1. lazurite