lapis lazuli

contact metamorphic rock containing lazurite (but in most cases is haüyne), pyrite and calcite, mainly
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lapis lazuli

Summary

lapis lazuli has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • stone is named after lapis lazuli[2].
  • sky is named after lapis lazuli[3].
  • lapis lazuli is a type of metamorphic rock[4].
  • lapis lazuli is a type of sapphire[5].
  • lapis lazuli's Commons category is recorded as Lapis lazuli[6].
  • lapis lazuli's color is recorded as blue[7].
  • lapis lazuli's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lapis lazuli[8].
  • lapis lazuli's Commons gallery is recorded as Lapis Lazuli (minerals)[9].
  • lapis lazuli's product or material produced is recorded as ultramarine[10].
  • lapis lazuli's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+5.5'}[11].
  • lapis lazuli's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • lapis lazuli's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • lapis lazuli's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[14].
  • lapis lazuli's different from is recorded as lazulite[15].
  • lapis lazuli's different from is recorded as lazurite[16].
  • lapis lazuli's hashtag is recorded as lapislazuli[17].
  • lapis lazuli's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Gemology and Jewelry[18].
  • lapis lazuli's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Materials[19].
  • lapis lazuli's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Afghanistan[20].
  • lapis lazuli's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Pakistan[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include metamorphic rock[4] and sapphire[5].

Origins

Things named after include stone[2] and sky[3], a space[22].

Influence

Things named for lapis lazuli include Lapis Lazuli corridor[23], a trade route[24], in Afghanistan[25]; Lazuli Space Observatory[26], a space telescope[27]; azure[28], a web color[29]; Android 17[30], a fictional human[31]; and Android 18[32], a fictional human[33].

Why It Matters

lapis lazuli has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Lapis Lazuli corridor[23], a trade route[24], in Afghanistan[25]; Lazuli Space Observatory[26], a space telescope[27]; azure[28], a web color[29]; Android 17[30], a fictional human[31]; and Android 18[32], a fictional human[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . steine-und-minerale.de. steine-und-minerale.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Product
    Named after stone, sky
    Described by source Pauly–Wissowa, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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