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Lapis lazuli (UK: /ˌlæpɪs ˈlæz(j)ʊli, ˈlæʒʊ-, -ˌli/; US: /ˈlæz(j)əli, ˈlæʒə-, -ˌli/), or
lapis for short, is a deep-blue
metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious...
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lazuli bunting (P****erina amoena) is a
North American songbird named for the
gemstone lapis lazuli. Measurements: Length: 5.1–5.9 in (13–15 cm) Weight:...
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Lapis Lazuli egg is a
jewelled Fabergé egg,
attributed to the
House of Fabergé in St. Petersburg,
Imperial Russia.
Unlike many of the
other Fabergé...
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Ultramarine is a deep blue
color pigment which was
originally made by
grinding lapis lazuli into a powder. Its
lengthy grinding and
washing process makes the natural...
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Lapis armenus, also
known as
Armenian stone or
lapis stellatus, in
natural history, is a
variety of
precious stone,
resembling lapis lazuli,
except that...
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Lapis Lazuli is an
international transit route opened in 2018
linking Afghanistan to
Turkey via Turkmenistan,
Azerbaijan and Georgia. The name “
Lapis...
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ancient lapis lazuli mines producing the world's
finest lapis. It is
located in the
Koksha Valley. The Sar-i Sang
lapis lazuli mine
probably dates...
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course of time: thus the
ancient chrysolite is peridot,
sapphire is
lapis lazuli, etc. The list
comprises the Hebrew, Gr****, and
Latin names for each...
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colour in art and
decoration since ancient times. The semi-precious
stone lapis lazuli was used in
ancient Egypt for
jewellery and
ornament and later, in the...
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Osiris on a
lapis lazuli pillar in the middle,
flanked by
Horus on the left, and Isis on the right; 875–850 BC; gold and
lapis lazuli; 9 cm; Louvre...
