lazurite

Senso (Inglese)

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.

sinonimi

celesite

celestinian

schatzite

zolestin

Traduzioni

lapis

lazuursteen

lazulita

latzurita

lazurita

κύανος

Etimologia (Inglese)

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

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