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lazurite

lazurite noun: 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.

lazurite: a mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed...
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Noun

lazurite (usually uncountable, plural lazurites)

  1. (usually) 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.
    • 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.)2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128

Forms of lazurite

plurallazurites

Origin of lazurite

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

Questions about lazurite

What does lazurite mean?
Lazurite means 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.
What part of speech is lazurite?
Lazurite is a noun.
What is the plural of lazurite?
The plural of lazurite is lazurites.

Words near lazurite in the dictionary

  1. lazulite
  2. lazulites
  3. lazulitic
  4. Lazuri
  5. Lazuri de Beiuș
  6. lazurite
  7. lazurites
  8. lazy
  9. lazy 8
  10. lazy 8s
  11. lazy as Ludlam's dog

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