Lazurite Half Pan

Rublev Colours Lazurite is an intense deep blue color from the precious lapis lazuli stones used in historical painting. It is a semi-transparent, medium grained color with good tinting strength.

Lapis lazuli or lapis for short is mostly lazurite but commonly contains pyrite, calcite and other minerals. The name lazurite means "blue rock" and is always a brilliant blue with violet or greenish tints. Small crystals of pyrite are always present in lapis and their gold yellow color distinguishes lapis from a similar mineral, sodalite, and the synthetic pigment, ultramarine. The golden impregnations of pyrite create the impression of stars in a dark blue sky.




Rublev Colours Lazurite (lapis lazuli) Watercolor
Note: Colors swatches are shown in mass tone, at top, mixed with an equal amount of water and brushed out toward the bottom. All pictures of color swatches in this web site are only approximations of the actual color of the watercolor paint. We have taken every care to match the color in these pictures on calibrated color monitors to the actual color. However, because of the wide variance in color monitors the results you get may vary.

Color Names
Synonyms:	English: ultramarine (natural) French: outremer (lapis) German: Ultramarin Italian: ultramarino (geuino) Russian: ультрамарин Spanish: ultramarino (lapis)

Color Information
Single Pigment:	(Lazurite) Lapis Lazuli
Binder:	Gum Arabic
Pigment Information
Color:	Blue
Colour Index:	Pigment Blue 29 (77007)
Chemical Name:	Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate Sulfate
Chemical Formula:	(Na, Ca)8Al6Si6O24(S, SO4)
Properties
ASTM Lightfastness:	I
Opacity:	Semi-Transparent
Tinting Strength:	Average
Staining:	Average
Granulating:	Good

Note: Some separation of pigment and medium may occur in Rublev Watercolours and is a natural process when no stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.