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The term collectors term "lajvardina" references the Persian name of Lapis Lazuli, a precious blue mineral between azure and ultramarine. The term lajvardina is a misnomer, as these ceramics are characterized by their use of cobalt blue, which visually imitates lapis lazuli. [4]
[1]: 14 Haüyne or prismatic azure spar is a transparent or translucent mineral, similar to lazurite, in composition sodium and calcium aluminosilicate with the ideal formula (Na,Ca) 4-8 Al 6 Si 6 (O,S) 24 (SO 4,Cl) 1-2 having a blue or blue color, sometimes with a greenish tint, [5] was also known among the azure spars. [4]: 571
Another Sar-e Sang Lazurite crystal, with the classic deep azure-blue color. Crystal is 4.5 cm wide. Sar-i Sang (or Sar-e Sang) (lit. "stone summit" in Persian) is a settlement in the Kuran Wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, famous for its ancient lapis lazuli mines producing the world's finest lapis. [1]
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Lazulite or Azure spar [6]: 14 is a transparent to semi-opaque, blue mineral that is a phosphate of magnesium, iron, and aluminium, with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe 2+)Al 2 (PO 4) 2 (OH) 2. [3] Lazulite forms one endmember of a solid solution series with the darker, iron-rich scorzalite. [3] [5] Lazulite crystallizes in the monoclinic system.
Originating from the Persian word for the gem, lāžward, [1] lapis lazuli is a rock composed primarily of the minerals lazurite, pyrite and calcite. As early as the 7th millennium BC, lapis lazuli was mined in the Sar-i Sang mines, [2] in Shortugai, and in other mines in Badakhshan province in modern northeast Afghanistan. [3]
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Israel says it is investigating after Hamas released photos purportedly showing the body of a female hostage in Gaza. Speaking during his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin ...