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

Lapis lazuli specimen ( rough ), Afghanistan

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.

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.

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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.

The Lapis Satricanus has received significant attention from historians and archaeologists of early Latium not merely because of its obvious antiquity and linguistic value, but also because of the name preserved on the inscription.

The small boudoir has a shallow apse screened by two Ionic columns of Scagliola imitating Lapis lazuli.

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

From the time s / he was born, Lapis has to deal with his / her unique physical traits, which includes dark, dusky skin.

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.

It is implied she has the gift of foresight as well and the ability to heal, which comes in handy after Lapis saves her from a Neige soldier during the invasion of Sable.

Lapis has to choose the right blade in a treasure trove of weaponry at Soleil castle and after some effort found it.

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

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.

The Lapis editor can also create an automatic multiple selection based on an example item.

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.

The absence of u after q would testify to its greater antiquity comparatively to the inscription of the cippus of the Forum, also known as Lapis Niger ( CIL I 1 ).

He loves Lazuli without being aware that she is also Lapis.

He's also the son of a well known cook and doesn't understand why Lapis hates his father's cooking.

* Kuih / kueh, small cakes or coconut milk based desserts that come in a variety of flavors, usually having fruit such as durian, banana, or sometimes pandan and commonly in Malay, Indonesian, and Peranakan cooking ; Kueh lapis is a rich, multi-layered cake-style kueh using a large amount of egg whites and studded with prunes ; Lapis sagu is also a popular kueh with layers of alternating color and a sweet, coconut taste

Both in Italic ( Popliosio Valesiosio, Lapis Satricanus ) and in Celtic ( Lepontic, Celtiberian-o ), traces of the-osyo Genitive of Proto-Indo-European have also been discovered, which might indicate that the spread of the i-Genitive occurred in the two groups independently ( or by areal diffusion ).

Lapis lazuli trade, in the form of beads, from its only known prehistoric source – Badakshan, in northeastern Afghanistan – also reached ancient Gerzeh.