Lazuli

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lazuli \Laz"u*li\, n. [F. & NL. lapis lazuli, LL. lazulus,
     lazurius, lazur from the same Oriental source as E. azure.
     See {Azure}.] (Min.)
     A mineral of a fine azure-blue color, usually in small
     rounded masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina,
     lime, and soda, with some sodium sulphide, is often marked by


     yellow spots or veins of sulphide of iron, and is much valued
     for ornamental work. Called also {lapis lazuli}, and
     {Armenian stone}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lazuli
       n : an azure blue semiprecious stone [syn: {lapis lazuli}]