lazurite

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na₄₋₅Al₃Si₃O₁₂S.

Έννοιες

κύανος

Συνώνυμα

celestine

lapis

lapis lazuli

celesite

celestinian

celestite

schatzite

zolestin

Μεταφράσεις

Lapislazuli

lapis

lapislazzuli

lapis lazuli

lazuursteen

azuursteen

lapislázuli

lazulita

latzurita

lazurita

lapis-lazuli

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Medieval Latin lazur (“lapis lazuli”) (from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward), from Persian لاژورد (lâžvard)) + -ite.