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2General
 
Category
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Rock_(geology)" class="copylinks">Rock
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Chemical_formula" class="copylinks">Chemical Formula (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
 
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Color Blue, Mottled With White
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/calcite" class="copylinks">Calcite and brassy
Pyrite
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Crystal_habit" class="copylinks">Crystal Habit Compact, massive
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Crystal_structure" class="copylinks">Crystal System None as lapis is a rock
Lazurite
, the main constituent, frequently occurs as
Dodecahedra
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Cleavage_(crystal)" class="copylinks">Cleavage None
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Fracture" class="copylinks">Fracture Uneven-Conciodal
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Mohs_Scale" class="copylinks">Mohs Scale hardness 5 - 55
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Refractive_index" class="copylinks">Refractive Index 15
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pleochroism" class="copylinks">Pleochroism N/A
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Streak" class="copylinks">Streak light blue
 
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Specific_gravity" class="copylinks">Specific Gravity 44