Lapis lazuli
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lapis-lazuli-189-992373
title:
Lapis lazuli
text:
Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. Originating from the Persian word for the gem, lāžward, lapis lazuli is a rock composed primarily of the minerals lazurite, pyrite and calcite. As early as the 7th millennium BC, lapis lazuli was mined in the Sar-i Sang mines, in Shortugai, and in other mines in Badakhshan province in modern northeast Afghanistan. Lapis lazuli artifacts, date
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description:
Metamorphic rock containing lazurite, prized for its intense blue color
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapis_lazuli
date created:
2002-03-16T23:39:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T06:48:25Z
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