different between lazulite vs lazurite

English

Noun

lazulite (plural lazulites)

1. (mineralogy) A semi-precious gemstone that is a basic phosphate of magnesium, iron and aluminium

Synonyms

• azure spar
• blue spar

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Lazulite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “lazulite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Italian

Etymology

[Term?] +? -lite

Noun

lazulite f (plural lazuliti)

1. (mineralogy) lazulite

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin lazur (“lapis lazuli”), from Arabic ??????????? (l?zaward), from Persian ??????? (lâžvard).

Noun

lazurite (usually uncountable, plural lazurites)

1. (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, Na_4-5Al₃Si₃O₁₂S.

Translations

See also

• lazurite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• sodalite
• silicate, silica group

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Lazurite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “lazurite”, in Mindat.org?^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

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