lazulite

American  

[laz-uh-lahyt, lazh-uh-] / ˈlæz əˌlaɪt, ˈlæʒ ə- /

noun

1. an azure-blue mineral, hydrous magnesium iron aluminum phosphate, (FeMg)Al 2 P 2 O 8 (OH) 2 .

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lazulite British  

/ ˈlæzjʊˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a blue mineral, consisting of hydrated magnesium iron phosphate, occurring in metamorphic rocks. Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 2

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Other Word Forms

• lazulitic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of lazulite

1800–10; < Medieval Latin lāzul ( um ) azure, lapis lazuli + -ite ¹

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Example Sentences

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lazulite

Round branch and crest the vapours close Till every tree enveloped shows A hill of lazulite when clouds Hang round it with their misty shrouds.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith

The swan and Sáras thronged each bay With curlews, ducks, and divers gay, Where the sea spray rose soft and white O'er rocks of glossy lazulite.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith

Like lazulite mid burning gold His form was wondrous to behold.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith

The apartment was sumptuously furnished in two colors—amber and lazulite.

From Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch by Mary E. Bradley Lane

Fair houses reared their stately height Of burnished gold and lazulite, And glorious was the lustre thrown Through lattices of precious stone.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith

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