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LAPIS-LAZULI [2 records]

Record 1 2012-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

A valuable pigment of the Middle Ages ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Pigment bleu. Pigment blue 29 - Cl 77 007. Silico aluminate de sodium naturel. Utilisation : couleurs fines. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

lapis lazuli : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • lapis-lazuli

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
DEF

A blue granular crystalline rock containing essentially lazurite and used as a semiprecious stone for ornamental purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Pierre d'un joli bleu d'azur ou d'outremer, silicate essentiel du groupe des feldspathoïdes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Estudio de las gemas
  • Artículos de joyería
DEF

Mineral complejo consistente en una mezcla de lazurita, sodalita y hauyna en forma de granitos que a veces contienen inclusiones de pirita; suele tener un hermoso color azul oscuro, que a veces tira al verde o al violeta.

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