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<h2 id="occurrence-and-discovery">Occurrence and discovery</h2> <p>Lazulite forms by high-grade <a href="/facts/Metamorphism/8eWHgy6K">metamorphism</a> of <a href="/facts/Silicon_dioxide/A3WILp6J">silica</a>-rich rocks and in <a href="/facts/Pegmatite/qW5BUXPg">pegmatites</a>. It occurs in association with <a href="/facts/Quartz/4n86tE2G">quartz</a>, <a href="/facts/Andalusite/yBupEb1j">andalusite</a>, <a href="/facts/Rutile/qwJH5ElN">rutile</a>, <a href="/facts/Kyanite/hYsGBwc3">kyanite</a>, <a href="/facts/Corundum/B7RRbcaE">corundum</a>, <a href="/facts/Muscovite/jMq51dyg">muscovite</a>, <a href="/facts/Pyrophyllite/bfL8mrsA">pyrophyllite</a>, <a href="/facts/Dumortierite/UQl3PYMY">dumortierite</a>, <a href="/facts/Wagnerite/o8vD4RyA">wagnerite</a>, <a href="/facts/Svanbergite/Is4HSSmC">svanbergite</a>, trolleite, and <a href="/facts/Berlinite/T6zHauH3">berlinite</a> in metamorphic terrains; and with <a href="/facts/Albite/TGlP0Byc">albite</a>, quartz, muscovite, <a href="/facts/Tourmaline/6nbcGRyu">tourmaline</a> and <a href="/facts/Beryl/Fl7q1Hl9">beryl</a> in pegmatites.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> It may be confused with <a href="/facts/Lazurite/EavxC2px">lazurite</a>, <a href="/facts/Lapis_lazuli/KKPFyQFN">lapis lazuli</a> or <a href="/facts/Azurite/5IutkQYG">azurite</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Type_locality_(geology)/ky6QjASt">type locality</a> is in Freßnitzgraben in <a href="/facts/Krieglach/erVhGGU5">Krieglach</a>, it's also found in <a href="/facts/Salzburg/HLygtHgN">Salzburg</a>, <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a>; <a href="/facts/Zermatt/NEHjY1W9">Zermatt</a>, <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a>; <a href="/facts/Minas_Gerais/73LdwKnD">Minas Gerais</a>, <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>; <a href="/facts/Lincoln_County,_Georgia/h0hlec9x">Lincoln County, Georgia</a>; <a href="/facts/Inyo_County,_California/wFUl20UP">Inyo County, California</a>; the <a href="/facts/Yukon/JAGCCGCW">Yukon</a> in <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>; and elsewhere. </p><p>It was first described in 1795 for deposits in <a href="/facts/Styria/fl6cw7dC">Styria</a>, <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> Its name comes from the German <i>lazurstein</i>, for 'blue stone'<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> or from the <a href="/facts/Arabic_language/A1e66hVV">Arabic</a> for <a href="/facts/Heaven/mRtkwbzz">heaven</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lazulite. <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Krivovichev V. G. Mineralogical glossary. Scientific editor A. G. Bulakh. — St.Petersburg: St.Petersburg Univ. Publ. House. 2009. — 556 p. (in Russian) <a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%93%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87" target="_blank">https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%93%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Lazulite". Mindat.org. <a href="http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2356" target="_blank">http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2356</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Lazulite". Mindat.org. <a href="http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2356" target="_blank">http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2356</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelius (1985). Manual of Mineralogy (20th ed.). Wiley. ISBN 0-471-80580-7. <a href="0-471-80580-7" target="_blank">0-471-80580-7</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Lazulite". Minerals.net. <a href="https://minerals.net/mineral/lazulite.aspx" target="_blank">https://minerals.net/mineral/lazulite.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelius (1985). Manual of Mineralogy (20th ed.). Wiley. ISBN 0-471-80580-7. <a href="0-471-80580-7" target="_blank">0-471-80580-7</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Lazulite" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. RRUFF. Archived (PDF) from the original on Jul 5, 2021. <a href="http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/lazulite.pdf" target="_blank">http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/lazulite.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Lazulite". Mindat.org. <a href="http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2356" target="_blank">http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2356</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Lazulite" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. RRUFF. Archived (PDF) from the original on Jul 5, 2021. <a href="http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/lazulite.pdf" target="_blank">http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/lazulite.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Lazulite". Mindat.org. <a href="http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2356" target="_blank">http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2356</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Hurlbut, Cornelius S.; Klein, Cornelius (1985). Manual of Mineralogy (20th ed.). Wiley. ISBN 0-471-80580-7. <a href="0-471-80580-7" target="_blank">0-471-80580-7</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>