The first stage of the process of producing the Lapis Philosophorum, i. e., nigredo, was identified with chaos.

Lapis is a fundamentally just character, though he is reluctant at first to accept his responsibilities.

Lapis first encounters Panther as, what else, a Panther while swimming in Soleil.

He tells Lapis who murdered his parents, sending him on his murderous quest to find Diamond, after offering him a gem to swallow, which becomes Lapis's first guardian, Peridot.

: A blind healer Lapis meets in Sable mine after being rescued in the desert.

When a cruel Habit lord named Diamond murders Lapis Lazuli's family, s / he vows revenge and decides to overthrow the tyrannical overlords.

Even as hates Diamond for killing his parents and acknowledges that the Habit is one of the greatest dangers to his quest, Lapis comes to accept that his female half, Lazuli, loves Diamond, and by default, he loves Diamond as well.

: A red haired Habit, joins up with Lapis around the same time Panther does ; the two are implied to have a previous acquaintance and possible friendship.

He is later killed by Diamond to allow Silica to escape with Lapis, wounding the other Habit in the process.

In revenge, Lapis hunts down Diamond and gouges out his eye, before fleeing Neige Mine.

In the meantime, Lapis comes to rescue her, even as Diamond comes charging in.

He kills Lapis's parents in a fit of rage over a misunderstanding about Lazuli, leading Lapis to get revenge by gouging out one of his eyes, an indignity Diamond promises to revisit, not realizing that Lapis and Lazuli are the same person.

Chalcedony then has his hand cut off by an enraged Lapis before being murdered by Diamond, who violently overthrows Soleil.

Some aspects of the ritual of the oath for Dius Fidius, such as the proceedings under the open sky and / or in the compluvium of private residences and the fact the temple of Sancus had no roof, have suggested to romanist O. Sacchi the idea that the oath by Dius Fidius predated that for Iuppiter Lapis or Iuppiter Feretrius, and should have its origin in prehistoric time rituals, when the templum was in the open air and defined by natural landmarks as e. g. the highest nearby tree.

The child has the ability to transform from male to female -- when female, she is called Lazuli ; when male, he is called Lapis.

Given the complete name of " Lapis Lazuli ," " Lapis " refers to the time when the protagonist is male and " Lazuli " when female.

The guardian of an ancient shrine, she has gone somewhat insane with centuries of isolation and thus, attempts to kill Lapis when he enters the shrine.

He tries to force Lapis to give up the blade, by holding Sadd and his family hostage and later killing them, one by one when Lapis refuses and later does not produce Tourmaline.

Only one minor building survived, the Ruri-dō ( Lapis Lazuli Hall ), which is located down a long, unmarked path from the Sai-tō complex ; it is marked on maps, however.

He is seriously wounded by one of Diamond's conjurations but he commits suicide on Tourmaline's blade to give Lapis his power, leading to an elaborate set of armor for Lapis and panther's head decorations on Tourmaline's.

She has her own agenda and toys with Diamond's feelings for Lazuli and his ambition to rule the twelve Mines, as well as manipulating both Lapis and Ivory.

: Diamond's half brother who met Lapis Lazuli in Cite mine.

Iuppiter Lapis was held in the Roman Tradition to be an Oath Stone, an aspect of Jupiter is his role as divine law-maker responsible for order and used principally for the investiture of the oathtaking of office.

Lapis lazuli owes its blue color to a Trisulfur | sulfur radical.

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Iuppiter Lapis is the god under whose protection they act, and whom the chief fetial ( pater patratus ) invokes in the rite concluding a treaty.

Wissowa considered Jupiter also a god of war and agriculture, in addition to his political role as guarantor of good faith ( public and private ) as Iuppiter Lapis and Dius Fidius, respectively.

Wissowa argued that while Jupiter is the god of the Fides Publica Populi Romani as Iuppiter Lapis ( by whom important oaths are sworn ), Dius Fidius is a deity established for everyday use and was charged with the protection of good faith in private affairs.

Some aspects of the oath-ritual for Dius Fidius ( such as proceedings under the open sky or in the compluvium of private residences ), and the fact the temple of Sancus had no roof, suggest that the oath sworn by Dius Fidius predated that for Iuppiter Lapis or Iuppiter Feretrius.

Lapis lazuli has also been identified in Chinese paintings from the 10th and 11th centuries, in Indian mural paintings from the 11th, 12th, and 17th centuries, and on Anglo-Saxon and Norman illuminated manuscripts from c. 1100.

Lapis lazuli ( or, ) ( sometimes abbreviated to lapis ) is a relatively rare semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense blue color.

Lapis lazuli was being mined in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan as early as the 3rd millennium BC, and there are sources that are found as far east as in the region around Lake Baikal in Siberia.

Lapis lazuli is a rock, largely formed from the mineral lazurite.

Lapis lazuli usually occurs in crystalline marble as a result of contact metamorphism.

Lapis lazuli is found in limestone in the Kokcha River valley of Badakhshan province in northeastern Afghanistan, where the Sar-e-Sang mine deposits have been worked for more than 6, 000 years.

Lapis lazuli is commercially " synthesized " ( actually simulated ) by the Gilson process, using artificial ultramarine and hydrous zinc phosphates.

Lapis takes an excellent polish and can be made into jewelry, carvings, boxes, mosaics, ornaments, and vases.

Lapis jewelry has been found at excavations of the Predynastic Egyptian site Naqada ( 3300 – 3100 BC ), and powdered lapis was used as eyeshadow by Cleopatra.

Image: Lapis lazuli p1070260. jpg | Carved lapis lazuli mountain scene, from the Chinese Qing Dynasty ( 1644 – 1912 ).

Image: Lapis. elephant. 800pix. 060203. jpg | An elephant carving on high-quality lapis lazuli, that includes gold-colored pyrite, is a rare example of Mughal inspired art.

* Lapis lazuli at Gemstone. org

Because of the expense of Lapis Lazuli, much effort went into finding a less costly blue pigment.