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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One best seller was a globe, supposedly made from lapis lazuli and other gemstones.
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
The earliest stable blue was made from lapis lazuli, the mining of which began in Afghanistan around six thousand years ago.
—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
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
The earliest stable blue was made from lapis lazuli, the mining of which began in Afghanistan around six thousand years ago.
—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
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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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