Lazurite

lazurite

Description

The name for the primary blue mineral component in Lapis lazuli. This name, however, is rarely used because of the possible confusion with Lazulite.

Raman

FTIR (MFA)

Synonyms and Related Terms

lazurita (Esp.); lazurite (Fr., Port.); Lazurit (Deut.); Lasurstein (Deut.); lazuriet (Ned.)

Physical and Chemical Properties

Composition	(Na,Ca)8(Al,Si)12O24(S,SO4)

Comparisons

Characteristics of Common Blue Pigments

Resources and Citations

• Mineralogy Database: Lazurite

• The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980