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

Etymology

Origin of lazulite

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

Example Sentences

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 Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

Where noble pillars charmed the sight With diamond and lazulite, And others glorious to behold With ivory, crystal, silver, gold.

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

A jewelled chain, whose lustre passed The glory of the sun, he cast About his friend Sugríva's neck; And, Angad Báli's son to deck, He gave a pair of armlets bright With diamond and lazulite.

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

There saw they barley heaped on high The countless cattle to supply: The golden grain shone fair and bright As sapphires or the lazulite.

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

The exceeding beauty of good samples has caused the lazulite to be much sought after, both as a gem for adorning the person, and for inlaid works in ornamental decoration.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas