1) Beautiful stone 2) Bright blue gem 3) Decorative stone 4) Deep-blue gem 5) Expensive rock 6) Gemstone 7) Prized stone 8) Precious gemstone 9) Precious jewel 10) Precious gem 11) Precious stone 12) Prized mineral 13) Precious rock 14) Rich blue stone 15) Rock gem 16) Rock turned gemstone 17) Rock gemstone
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Lapis lazuli iː or aɪ (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a deep blue semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. Lapis lazuli was being mined in the Sar-i Sang mines and in other mines in the Badakhshan province in northeast Afghanistan as early as the 7th millennium BC, Lapis beads have been found at neolith...
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• An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.
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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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Semiprecious, opaque blue gemstone containing golden flecks of pyrite ('fool's gold').
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La'pis laz'u·li (Min.) An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as
Lazuli , which see.
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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 Central Asia, and it is much esteemed for ornamental p...
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Lazurite
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n] - an azure blue semiprecious stone
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lazuli noun an azure blue semiprecious stone
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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 gemstone and in inlaying and ornamental work
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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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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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