Meanings
plural lazurites
- uncountableusuallychemistryA 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.
Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
2012 March 28, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Persianلاژورد
- Arabicلَازَوَرْد
- Medieval Latinlazur“lapis lazuli”
- Englishlazurite
From Medieval Latin lazur (“lapis lazuli”) (from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward), from Persian لاژورد (lâžvard)) + -ite.
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Catalan lazurita
- lazuritamineral of metamorphosed limestones
French lazurite
- lazuritemineral of metamorphosed limestones
German Lasurit
- Lasuritmineral of metamorphosed limestones
Hungarian lazurit
- lazuritmineral of metamorphosed limestones
Irish lasúirít
- lasúirítmineral of metamorphosed limestones
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lazurite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lazurite
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