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Lazurite is a pigment (opalescent) and has a bright blue streak (especially as a component of the semiprecious stone lapis lazuli). Many hauynes have a white or pale blue streak and are translucent. Many hauynes have a white or pale blue streak and are translucent.
Lapis lazuli (UK: / ˌ l æ p ɪ s ˈ l æ z (j) ʊ l i, ˈ l æ ʒ ʊ-,-ˌ l i /; US: / ˈ l æ z (j) ə l i, ˈ l æ ʒ ə-,-ˌ l i /), or lapis for short, is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.
Lapis lazuli (the pigment ultramarine) was chiefly supplied from Afghanistan during the Middle Ages, whereas azurite was a common mineral in Europe at the time. Sizable deposits were found near Lyons, France. It was mined since the 12th century in Saxony, in the silver mines located there. [17]
The color azure ultimately takes its name from the vivid-blue gemstone lapis lazuli, a metamorphic rock. Lapis is the Latin word for "stone" and lāzulī is the genitive form of the Medieval Latin lāzulum , which is taken from the Arabic لازورد lāzaward [laːzwrd] ( listen ⓘ ), itself from the Persian لاژورد lāžaward , which ...
The first noted use of lapis lazuli as a pigment can be seen in 6th and 7th-century paintings in Zoroastrian and Buddhist cave temples in Afghanistan, near the most famous source of the mineral. Lapis lazuli has been identified in Chinese paintings from the 10th and 11th centuries, in Indian mural paintings from the 11th, 12th, and 17th ...
A lazuli bunting, known for living on the West Coast, visited the bird feeder at Meigan Madden Rocco's Flanders, Long Island home to the pleasant surprise of bird lovers near and far.
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Lapis, a character in the Kaze no Stigma light novel series; Lapis, a character in the Rental Magica light novel series; Lapis Lazuli, a character in the Land of the Lustrous manga series; Lapis Lazuli, a character in the Steven Universe animated television series; Lapis and Lazuli, characters in the Hamtaro anime television series