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Lazulite

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laz⋅u⋅lite

  [laz-uh-lahyt, lazh-uh-]
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–noun
an azure-blue mineral, hydrous magnesium iron aluminum phosphate, (FeMg)Al2P2O8(OH)2.
Origin:
1800–10; < ML lāzul(um) azure, lapis lazuli + -ite 1

Related forms:
laz⋅u⋅lit⋅ic  [laz-uh-lit-ik, lazh-uh-] , adjective
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laz·u·lite   (lāz'yŏŏ-līt', lāz'ə-, lāzh'ə-)   
n.  A relatively rare blue mineral, (Mg, Fe)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2, with a vitreous luster.

[Medieval Latin lazulum, lapis lazuli; see lapis lazuli + -ite1.]
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lazulite

phosphate mineral, a basic magnesium and aluminum phosphate [MgAl2 (PO4)2(OH)2], that often occurs as blue, glassy crystals, grains, or masses in granite pegmatites, aluminous metamorphic rocks and quartzites, and quartz veins. It is found in Werfen, Austria; Vastara, Sweden; Mocalno, Calif., U.S.; and Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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