lazurite

[laz-uh-rahyt, lazh-uh-]

noun

a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate and sulfide, Na5Al3Si3O12S3, occurring in deep-blue crystals, used for ornamental purposes.

Origin of lazurite

1890–95; < Medieval Latin lāzur azure + -ite¹

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British Dictionary definitions for lazurite

lazurite

noun

a rare blue mineral consisting of a sodium–calcium–aluminium silicate and sulphide: used as the gemstone lapis lazuli. Formula: (Na,Ca) 8 (AlSiO 4) 6 (SO 4,S,Cl) 2

Word Origin for lazurite

C19: from Medieval Latin lāzur lapis lazuli

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