Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that prized since antiquity for its intense color. As early as the 7th millennium BC, this stone mined in the Sar-i Sang mines, in Shortugai, and in other mines in Badakhshan province in modern northeast Afghanistan.
The most important mineral component is lazurite (25% to 40%), a blue feldspathoid silicate mineral. Also contains calcite (white), sodalite (blue), and pyrite (metallic yellow). Usually occurs in crystalline marble as a result of contact metamorphism.
Lapis is the Latin word for “stone” and lazuli is the genitive form of the Medieval Latin lazulum. It means “sky” or “heaven”; so this is a “stone of the sky” or “stone of heaven”.
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Lapis Lazuli Cabochon Cab Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Earrings Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Earrings Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Pebble Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Pebble Russian Stone Gemstone Mineral
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Lapis Lazuli Pendant Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Pendant Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Ring Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Siberian Stone
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Stone Gemstone Mineral
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Lapis Lazuli Specimen Russian Stone Gemstone Mineral
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Lapis Lazuli Sphere Ball Russian Stone Gemstone Mineral
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Lapis Lazuli Sphere Ball Russian Stone Gemstone Mineral
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