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lazurites

lazurites is the plural of lazurite.

Meaning of lazurite

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

Questions about lazurites

What is lazurites the plural of?
Lazurites is the plural of lazurite.

Words near lazurites in the dictionary

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

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