lazulite

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

/ ˈlæz əˌlaɪt, ˈlæʒ ə- /

noun

an azure-blue mineral, hydrous magnesium iron aluminum phosphate, (FeMg)Al2P2O8(OH)2.

Nearby words

laze, lazear, lazio, lazuli, lazuline, lazulite, lazurite, lazy, lazy bed, lazy daisy stitch, lazy eye

Origin of lazulite

1800–10; < Medieval Latin lāzul(um) azure, lapis lazuli + -ite¹

Related forms

laz·u·lit·ic

[laz-uh-lit-ik, lazh-uh-] /ˌlæz əˈlɪt ɪk, ˌlæʒ ə-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for lazulite

The apartment was sumptuously furnished in two colors—amber and lazulite.
Mizora: A Prophecy|Mary E. Bradley
At any rate, we were off early, the weather was perfect, and the sky was an inverted tureen of lazulite blue.
The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer
This mineral is known as lazulite and in composition is a silicate of soda and alumina with a small quantity of sodium sulphide.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 3 [August 1902]|Various
The blue colour of lazulite had been always ascribed to iron, till MM.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

Moreover, lazulite is softer and contains magnesia and lime, which the turquoise does not.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. Bramble

British Dictionary definitions for lazulite

lazulite

/ (ˈlæzjʊˌlaɪt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for lazulite

C19: from Medieval Latin lāzulum azure, lapis lazuli

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