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lazurite

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laz⋅u⋅rite

  [laz-uh-rahyt, lazh-uh-]
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–noun
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate and sulfide, Na5Al3Si3O12S3, occurring in deep-blue crystals, used for ornamental purposes.
Origin:
1890–95; < ML lāzur azure + -ite 1
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laz·u·rite   (lāz'yŏŏ-rīt', lāz'ə-, lāzh'ə-)   
n.  A relatively rare blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue translucent mineral, Na4-5Al3Si3O12S, the chief component of lapis lazuli.

[Medieval Latin lāzur, lapis lazuli (from Arabic lāzaward; see lapis lazuli) + -ite1.]
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