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Lazurite: Chemistry in its element
Chemistry in its element
English - February 15, 2019 15:27 - 6 minutes - 6.83 MB - ★★★★★ - 177 ratingsChemistry Science Natural Sciences chemical chemistry compound element science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A brilliant rich blue rock, prized in antiquity as a gemstone and a prominent pigment, lazurite is the basis of lapis lazuli, the original ultramarine paint and – as Brian Clegg finds – it even adorns Tutankhamun's death mask.