lapis lazuli
noun
la·pis la·zu·li
ˌla-pəs-ˈla-zə-lē 
-ˈla-zhə-
: a semiprecious stone that is usually rich azure blue and is essentially a complex silicate often with spangles of pyrites
called also lapis
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The earliest stable blue was made from lapis lazuli, the mining of which began in Afghanistan around six thousand years ago.
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Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
Materials, too, break from neutral modernist tropes, with allusions to the lapis lazuli and bronze of artifacts.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
Along with tiger’s eye, as seen above, talkative’s sliced, gemstone Crest earrings are available in a veritable rainbow of gems and hardstones including lapis lazuli, fluorite, moss agate, mother of pearl, green onyx, amethyst and aquamarine.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Around her neck hung two necklaces: a Jewish star with lapis lazuli, and a small gold Celtics logo pendant, which had belonged to her grandfather.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
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Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
Materials, too, break from neutral modernist tropes, with allusions to the lapis lazuli and bronze of artifacts.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
Along with tiger’s eye, as seen above, talkative’s sliced, gemstone Crest earrings are available in a veritable rainbow of gems and hardstones including lapis lazuli, fluorite, moss agate, mother of pearl, green onyx, amethyst and aquamarine.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Around her neck hung two necklaces: a Jewish star with lapis lazuli, and a small gold Celtics logo pendant, which had belonged to her grandfather.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
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lapis lazuli
noun
la·pis la·zu·li
ˌlap-ə-ˈslazh-ə-lē
-ˈslaz-
: a deep blue gemstone
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