lapis
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The boy king's gold-covered sarcophagus and his burial mask, inlaid with lapis lazuli, will take centre stage at Saturday's opening.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
Pigments made of minerals including hematite and rocks like lapis lazuli are ground into nanoparticles and suspended in silica, resembling “melted glass,” as Magaloni describes.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025
The gothic-style brooch — composed of silver, lapis lazuli, malachite and coral — is now by far the most prized piece in her modest collection.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Minor treasures include beads made of the semi-precious stone, lapis lazuli.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
None of this would have been observable to his eye were it not for the lapis lazuli powder that allowed him to see flashes of the blue fox set against the white snow.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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