Look up: Lapis-lazuli


  1. lapis lazuli
    [n] - an azure blue semiprecious stone
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  2. lapis lazuli
    Semiprecious, opaque blue gemstone containing golden flecks of pyrite ('fool's gold').
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  3. Lapis lazuli
    La'pis laz'u·li (Min.) An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli , which see.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/13

  4. lapis lazuli
    <chemical> An albuminous mineral of a rich blue colour. Same as Lazuli, which see. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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  5. lapis lazuli
    lazuli noun an azure blue semiprecious stone
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  6. Lapis lazuli
    • An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.
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  7. lapis lazuli
    semiprecious stone valued for its deep blue colour. The source of the pigment ultramarine (q.v.), it is not a mineral but a rock coloured by ... [5 related articles]
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  1. Lapis lazuli
    Lapis lazuli (aɪ or i {respell|LAP|iss} {respell|LAZ|zew-ly/lee}, لازورد}} لاژورد}} لاجورد}}) (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a relatively rare semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense blue color. Lapis lazuli was being mined in the Badakhshan ...
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  2. lapis lazuli
    lapis lazuli (lăp'is lăz'oolē) , gem, deep blue, violet, or greenish blue in color and usually flecked with yellow iron pyrites. It is composed of lazurite, a complex sodium aluminum silicate, mixed with other minerals, and is usually found in masses, rather than in crystal...
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  3. Lapis Lazuli
    Lapis lazuli is a blue aluminious mineral formerly used in the manufacture of ultramarine pigment. Lapis luzuli has a vitreous lustre and an uneven fracture. It scratches glass, is opaque, easily broken and has a specific gravity of 2.45. The finest specimens are brought from China, Persia, and Cent...
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  4. lapis lazuli
    Rock containing the blue mineral lazurite in a matrix of white calcite with small amounts of other minerals. It occurs in silica-poor igneous rocks and metamorphic limestones found in Afghanistan, Siberia, Iran, and Chile. Lapis lazuli was a valuable pigment of the Middle Ages, also used as a gemsto...
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  5. lapis lazuli
    A dark blue stone with inclusions of gold or pyrite. It was prized by the Egyptians for use in amuletic jewelry and had to be imported over great distances from northern Afghanistan.
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  6. Lapis Lazuli
    A blue mineral found deep underground. Can be used for dyes, or crafted into a block using 9 of the mineral. It is said to be as rare as diamond, although it is spread over a larger area.
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  7. lapislazuli
    1) Rich blue stone 2) Sky blue
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/lapislazuli/1

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