lazurite

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin lazur (“lapis lazuli”) (from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward), from Persian لاژورد (lâžvard)) + -ite. === Noun === 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. ==== Translations ==== === See also === lazurite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia sodalite silicate, silica group === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Lazurite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “lazurite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. === Anagrams === altruize == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /la.zy.ʁit/ === Noun === lazurite f (plural lazurites) lazurite