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Lapis lazuli.
Examples of lapis in a Sentence
Gold and lapis lazuli are found in other parts of the island.
As early at least as the ith century the art of extracting a blue pigment from lapis lazuli was practised, and from the beginning of the 16th century this pigment began to be imported into Europe from "over the sea," as azurrum ultramarinum.
The composition of the pigment is quite similar to that of lapis lazuli; but the constitution of both is uncertain.
The mineral was probably included with selenite under Pliny's term lapis specularis.
The lapis specularis of Pliny, scattered over the Circus Maximus to produce a shining whiteness, was probably mica.
The words are " Coestus Addi magnes lapis."
There have been many conjectures as to the meaning of the words " magnes lapis."
In chapter 25 of the same book Pliny describes five varieties of " magnes lapis."
In any large collection of fragments it would be easy to find eight or ten varieties of opaque blue, ranging from lapis lazuli to turquoise or to lavender and six or seven of opaque green.
Acting upon that theory, the experts of TokyO and Nagoya have produced many very beautiful specimens of monochrome enamelyellow (canary or straw), rose du Barry, liquid-dawn, red, aubergine purple, green (grass or leaf), dove-grey and lapis lazuli bl,ue.
The rest of the edifice was in the baroque style; the high altar (containing the supposed letter of the Virgin Mary to the people of Messina), richly decorated with marbles, lapis lazuli, &c., was begun in 1628 and completed in 1726.
In 1828 he was awarded the prize offered by the Societe d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale for a process of making artificial ultramarine with all the properties of the substance prepared from lapis lazuli; and six years later he resigned his official position in order to devote himself to the commercial production of that material, a factory for which he established at Fleurieux sur Saone.
In the third, after the Campagna, by a great general uplift, had become a land surface, volcanic energy found an outlet in comparatively few large craters, which emitted streams of hard lava as well as fragmentary materials, the latter forming sperone (lapis Gabinus) and peperino (lapis Albanus), while upon one of the former, which runs from the Alban Hills to within 2 m.
The imperial parks and gardens cover 1680 acres; the chief of them is the "old" garden, containing the "old palace," built (1724) by Rastrelli and gorgeously decorated with mother-of-pearl, marbles, amber, lapis lazuli, silver and gold; the gallery of Cameron adorned with fine statues and entrance gates; numerous pavilions and kiosks; and a bronze statue (1900) of the poet Pushkin.
In 1717 Louis Lemery exhibited to the Paris Academy of Sciences a stone from Ceylon which attracted light bodies; and Linnaeus in mentioning his experiments gives the stone the name of lapis electricus.
The inner face .of the arches, with the spandrils and the pilasters which support them, are covered with flowers and foliage of delicate design and dainty execution, crusted in green serpentine, blue lapis lazuli and red and purple porphyry.
The lapis Albanus is a green grey volcanic stone with black and white grains in it (hence the modern name, peperino), much used for building material.
The walls have panels of lapis lazuli, some hung with wreaths of laurel in green jasper, within similar borders.
However, we specialize in jewelry from Chile made using lapis lazuli and malachite.
Let them spread it for me with herbs like translucent lapis lazuli.
The inlays in glass may have been intended to imitate ' richer ' materials in this case blue lapis lazuli and red jasper.
A handmade necklace featuring coral beads, lapis lazuli beads and sterling silver beads and fittings.
The primary birthstone for September is sapphire, with an alternate of lapis lazuli.
Lovely blue lapis lazuli is the alternate birthstone for September.
Ancient people believed that wearing lapis lazuli could draw several qualities to a person, including health and bravery.
It was even used Veins of lapis lazuli have been found around the world, however the primary sources are Afghanistan and Chile.
The most prized type of lapis lazuli is deep blue in color.
Lapis lazuli is a softer stone, ranking only around a 5 on the Moh's scale.
Lapis lazuli takes different forms in jewelry, including chipped stone necklaces, polished beads and pendants.
Between dramatic sapphire and stunning lapis lazuli, the lucky person born in September will always have the most beautiful birthstone jewelry!
The ring is also available without the lapis background or in 14 karat gold.
You can find lapis, turquoise, and blue topaz gemstones in the jewelry collections.
Other fashionable Ortho designs include Fuchsia Daisy, Expressions, Onyx, and Lapis.
This silver pendants feature rose quartz, lapis, and amethyst.
The Arabian geographers of the 10th century speak of its mines of ruby and lapis lazuli, and give notices of the flourishing commerce and large towns of Waksh and Khotl, regions which appear to have in part corresponded with Badakshan.
The badges of the other four classes are round plaques, the first three with indented edges, the last plain; in the second class the dragons are in silver on a yellow and gold ground, the jewel is a cut coral; the grades differ in the colour, shape, &c., of the borders and indentations; in the third class the dragons are gold, the ground green, the jewel a sapphire; in the fourth the silver dragons are on a blue ground, the jewel a lapis lazuli; in the fifth green dragons on a silver ground, the jewel a pearl.