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(med) Lapislazuli (Drungtso 1999), Corundum (Lapislazuli) (Yeshi 2018) The name Lapis Lazuli has been used both to describe the blue mineral previously known as lazurite (but in most cases is actually a S-rich variety of Hauyne) and the rock that is made up predominantly of this mineral plus calcite, pyrite and other minerals. In general today the name Lapis Lazuli is used to describe the material used as a decorative stone (ie, the rock) rather than the mineral component. Haüyne is a vitreous mineral, with colors from blue, white, grey, yellow and green to pink. Lazurite (mu men, Yeshi 2018) is resinous, with colors from ultramarine, midnight-blue to bluish-green (mindat.org)<br> | (med) Lapislazuli (Drungtso 1999), Corundum (Lapislazuli) (Yeshi 2018) The name Lapis Lazuli has been used both to describe the blue mineral previously known as lazurite (but in most cases is actually a S-rich variety of Hauyne) and the rock that is made up predominantly of this mineral plus calcite, pyrite and other minerals. In general today the name Lapis Lazuli is used to describe the material used as a decorative stone (ie, the rock) rather than the mineral component. Haüyne is a vitreous mineral, with colors from blue, white, grey, yellow and green to pink. Lazurite (mu men, Yeshi 2018) is resinous, with colors from ultramarine, midnight-blue to bluish-green (mindat.org)<br> | ||
It may be judicious to stay with the term Vaidurya, since the word Lapislazuli is commonly applied to the opaque composite rock, | It may be judicious to stay with the term Vaidurya, since the word Lapislazuli which is commonly applied to the opaque composite rock, does not fit the description (the color of the sky and transparent, like a diamond or crystal). And the transparent mineral Haüyne, which is it's main constituent giving the blue color, does fit the description, but is basically unknown and doesn't invoke anything. [[User:Johannes Schmidt|Johannes Schmidt]] ([[User talk:Johannes Schmidt|talk]]) 16:35, 22 November 2021 (UTC) | ||
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བE་དུར་ཡ
lapis lazuli. The Sanskrit vaidurya means 'utterly bright.' [RY]
gemstone (in general) [RB]
lapis lazuli [IW]
lapis, lapis lazuli [RY]
azure stone, lapis lazuli, lapis, lapis lazuli [RY]
(med) Lapislazuli (Drungtso 1999), Corundum (Lapislazuli) (Yeshi 2018) The name Lapis Lazuli has been used both to describe the blue mineral previously known as lazurite (but in most cases is actually a S-rich variety of Hauyne) and the rock that is made up predominantly of this mineral plus calcite, pyrite and other minerals. In general today the name Lapis Lazuli is used to describe the material used as a decorative stone (ie, the rock) rather than the mineral component. Haüyne is a vitreous mineral, with colors from blue, white, grey, yellow and green to pink. Lazurite (mu men, Yeshi 2018) is resinous, with colors from ultramarine, midnight-blue to bluish-green (mindat.org)
It may be judicious to stay with the term Vaidurya, since the word Lapislazuli which is commonly applied to the opaque composite rock, does not fit the description (the color of the sky and transparent, like a diamond or crystal). And the transparent mineral Haüyne, which is it's main constituent giving the blue color, does fit the description, but is basically unknown and doesn't invoke anything. Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:35, 22 November 2021 (UTC)