lapis lazuli
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Summary
lapis lazuli ranks in the top 0.24% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,086 views/month, #183 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Named after: stone[2], sky[3]
- Subclass of: metamorphic rock[4], sapphire[5]
- Commons category: Lapis lazuli[6]
- Color: blue[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lapis lazuli[8]
- Commons gallery: Lapis Lazuli (minerals)[9]
- Product or material produced: ultramarine[10]
- Mohs' hardness: 5.5[11]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14]
- Different from: lazulite[15], lazurite[16]
- Hashtag: lapislazuli[17]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Gemology and Jewelry[18], WikiProject Materials[19], WikiProject Afghanistan[20], WikiProject Pakistan[21]
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Influence
Things named for lapis lazuli include Android 17[22], a fictional human[23]; azure[24], a web color[25]; Android 18[26], a fictional human[27]; Lapis Lazuli corridor[28], a trade route[29], in Afghanistan[30]; and Lazuli Space Observatory[31], a space telescope[32].
Why It Matters
lapis lazuli has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include Android 17[22], a fictional human[23]; azure[24], a web color[25]; Android 18[26], a fictional human[27]; Lapis Lazuli corridor[28], a trade route[29], in Afghanistan[30]; and Lazuli Space Observatory[31], a space telescope[32].