lazurite
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lazurite (usually uncountable, plural lazurites)
(mineralogy) 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.
Synonyms
quartz
graphite
calcite
fluorite
lazuli
pyrite
heulandite
phillipsite
lapis lazuli
litharge
scapolite
stilbite
mesolite
scolecite
thomsonite
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Lazurite is a deep blue to greenish blue.