Lazuli
[læzjulai]
Definition
(n.) A mineral of a fine azure-blue color, usually in small rounded masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with some sodium sulphide, is often marked by yellow spots or veins of sulphide of iron, and is much valued for ornamental work. Called also lapis lazuli, and Armenian stone.
Typed by Elbert
Examples
- Her arm was raised, the hand clasping the ball of lapis lazuli. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The bare vaulting of trees along the Mall was ceiled with lapis lazuli, and arched above snow that shone like splintered crystals. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Red porphyry --verde antique--jasper--oriental agate--alabaster--mother-of-pearl --chalcedony--red coral--lapis lazuli! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Her hand closed on a blue, beautiful ball of lapis lazuli that stood on her desk for a paper-weight. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Typist: Nicholas