LAPIS LAZULI
\lˈapiz lˈe͡ɪzjʊlˌa͡ɪ], \lˈapiz lˈeɪzjʊlˌaɪ], \l_ˈa_p_i_z l_ˈeɪ_z_j_ʊ_l_ˌaɪ]\
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By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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A stone, of a beautiful blue colour; opake; and close-grained; fracture, dull. It is composed of silex; alumina; carbonate and sulphate of lime; oxide of iron, and water. It was formerly looked upon as a purgative and emetic, and given in epilepsy.
By Robley Dunglison
