Definitions For Lazurite

Noun

LAZURITE (plural - or s) (mineral) 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, sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, sodium, na4-5aluminium, al3silicon, si3oxygen, o12sulphur, s.

Translations

lapis lazuli

Etymology

From {{etyl, ML., en}} lazur, , lapis lazuli, from {{etyl, ar, en}} لَازَوَرْد, from {{etyl, fa, en}} لاژورد, tr=lâžvard.

See also

{{pedia}} sodalite silicate, silica group

Anagrams

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