lazulite

American  

[laz-uh-lahyt, lazh-uh-] / ˈlæz əˌlaɪt, ˈlæʒ ə- /

noun

1. an azure-blue mineral, hydrous magnesium iron aluminum phosphate, (FeMg)Al 2 P 2 O 8 (OH) 2 .

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lazulite British  

/ ˈlæzjʊˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a blue mineral, consisting of hydrated magnesium iron phosphate, occurring in metamorphic rocks. Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 2

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Other Word Forms

• lazulitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of lazulite

1800–10; < Medieval Latin lāzul ( um ) azure, lapis lazuli + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The swan and Sáras thronged each bay With curlews, ducks, and divers gay, Where the sea spray rose soft and white O'er rocks of glossy lazulite.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

We have frequently found ultramarine to be darkened, dimmed, and somewhat purpled by ignition; and the same results ensue, in many instances, when the lazulite is calcined.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

The apartment was sumptuously furnished in two colors—amber and lazulite.

From Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch by Lane, Mary E. Bradley

See, here and there around us high Piled up in heaps cleft billets lie, And holy grass is gathered, bright As strips of shining lazulite.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

The exceeding beauty of good samples has caused the lazulite to be much sought after, both as a gem for adorning the person, and for inlaid works in ornamental decoration.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas