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Swiss lapis

American  

noun

Jewelry.
  1. cracked quartz, stained blue in imitation of lapis lazuli.


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Such artificially produced stones are sometimes sold as "Swiss lapis."

From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram

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