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Swiss lapis
noun
Jewelry.
cracked quartz, stained blue in imitation of lapis lazuli.
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Large quantities of slightly crackled quartz are stained to resemble lapis lazuli, and sold, usually with the title "Swiss Lapis."
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Such artificially produced stones are sometimes sold as "Swiss lapis."
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