lazulite

[ laz-uh-lahyt, lazh-uh- ]

noun

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

lazulite

/ 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

Other Words From

• laz·u·lit·ic [laz-, uh, -, lit, -ik, lazh-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lazulite¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lazulite¹

C19: from Medieval Latin lāzulum azure, lapis lazuli

Example Sentences

Having premised the composition of the topical black dye, we are now prepared to apply it in the lazulite style.

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The blue colour of lazulite had been always ascribed to iron, till MM.

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This mineral is known as lazulite and in composition is a silicate of soda and alumina with a small quantity of sodium sulphide.

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At any rate, we were off early, the weather was perfect, and the sky was an inverted tureen of lazulite blue.

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Moreover, lazulite is softer and contains magnesia and lime, which the turquoise does not.

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