Item Number
2998
Type
image
Description
Lapis Lazuli
Size
90.5x80
SciId
Lapis Lazuli
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Display
Building
Zuhl Museum
Date Acquired
2020
Source
Afghan Gems
Gallery/Room\Floor
Wow Gallery
Notes
Lapis lazuli is not a mineral, but rather a metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. It acquires its blue color from lazurite, a blue silicate mineral of the sodalite group. In addition, specimens usually contain calcite and pyrite. Sodalite, hauyne, wollastonite, afghanite, mica, dolomite, diopside, and other minerals might also be present. To be called "lapis lazuli," a rock must have a distinctly blue color and contain at least 25% lazurite.
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Description
Lapis lazuli is not a mineral, but rather a metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. It acquires its blue color from lazurite, a blue silicate mineral of the sodalite group. In addition, specimens usually contain calcite and pyrite. Sodalite, hauyne, wollastonite, afghanite, mica, dolomite, diopside, and other minerals might also be present. To be called "lapis lazuli," a rock must have a distinctly blue color and contain at least 25% lazurite. 18x10.5
Keywords
Lapis Lazuli Lapis lazuli is not a mineral, but rather a metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. It acquires its blue color from lazurite, a blue silicate mineral of the sodalite group. In addition, specimens usually contain calcite and pyrite. Sodalite, hauyne, wollastonite, afghanite, mica, dolomite, diopside, and other minerals might also be present. To be called "lapis lazuli, " a rock must have a distinctly blue color and contain at least 25% lazurite. 2020 Small Slab
Keywords
Lapis Lazuli Lapis lazuli is not a mineral, but rather a metamorphic rock composed of multiple minerals. It acquires its blue color from lazurite, a blue silicate mineral of the sodalite group. In addition, specimens usually contain calcite and pyrite. Sodalite, hauyne, wollastonite, afghanite, mica, dolomite, diopside, and other minerals might also be present. To be called "lapis lazuli, " a rock must have a distinctly blue color and contain at least 25% lazurite. 2020 Small Slab