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Most lapis lazuli gets its blue color from Hauyne and almost none contain "true lazurite". This was changed in 2021, as lazurite was redefined so that it is enough for a quarter (instead of half) of the cages to contain sulfide.
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Lazurite, Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan; Lapis-lazuli Mine), Sar-e-Sang
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The most important mineral component of lapis lazuli is
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1555:List of gemstones by species
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440:scale, and soluble in
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271:Translucent to opaque
116:Strunz classification
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935:Mineralogical Record
727:Manual of Mineralogy
453:contact metamorphism
424:of 5.0 to 5.5 and a
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1140:Precious Black Opal
967:2012AmMin..97.1653H
662:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
653:2021MinM...85..291W
635:Warr, L.N. (2021).
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1390:Opaque iridescent
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571:Redefinition
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535:in Siberia;
525:lapis lazuli
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396:lapis lazuli
384:feldspathoid
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1485:Ophicalcite
1366:Colorless,
1329:Chrysoprase
1240:Spessartine
1205:â Verdelite
1097:Alexandrite
616:Ultramarine
598:redox state
533:Lake Baikal
521:Afghanistan
319:Soluble in
299:1.502â1.522
267:Diaphaneity
161:Space group
1584:Categories
1489:Serpentine
1477:Aventurine
1451:Listwanite
1242:(malaya),
1209:Indicolite
1203:Tourmaline
1176:(Imperial)
1168:Aquamarine
919:2024-08-30
914:mindat.org
910:"Lazurite"
895:2024-08-30
890:mindat.org
871:2020-02-13
841:11 January
763:2011-03-08
623:References
560:for blue.
547:; and the
519:Province,
517:Badakhshan
511:District,
509:Sar-e-Sang
473:forsterite
463:, pyrite,
438:fusibility
382:. It is a
327:References
315:Solubility
305:Fusibility
244:Mohs scale
149:H-M symbol
106:IMA symbol
1480:quartzite
1432:(Porouse
1430:Cacholong
1392:feldspars
1362:Rhodonite
1357:Amazonite
1344:2nd order
1314:Malachite
1291:1st order
1268:Turquoise
1248:Almandine
1244:Rhodolite
1195:4th order
1155:3rd order
1145:Tanzanite
1130:Tsavorite
1125:Demantoid
1112:2nd order
1068:1st order
1042:Gemstones
671:235729616
580:Structure
495:phosphate
488:carbonate
481:muscovite
457:limestone
392:isometric
281:2.38â2.45
177:Unit cell
131:Isometric
1615:Pigments
1499:Pagodite
1467:Fluorite
1462:Selenite
1446:Obsidian
1380:Hematite
1334:Charoite
1309:Nephrite
1299:Lazurite
1257:Amethyst
1219:Heliodor
1005:Lazurite
983:54921328
865:Archived
604:See also
565:lazurite
498:lazulite
493:and the
465:diopside
388:sodalite
352:chloride
336:Lazurite
261:Vitreous
247:hardness
234:Tenacity
224:Fracture
214:Cleavage
55:Category
33:Lazurite
25:Lazulite
1517:Related
1493:Calcite
1439:Marble
1420:granite
1417:Graphic
1384:Common
1304:Jadeite
1262:Citrine
1236:Garnets
1231:Peridot
1180:Elbaite
1172:Orange
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