Lapis Lazuli, Nuggets, Large Smooth Irregular Shapes 20x15 to 30x20mm on 17-inch Strand
SKU: GMO-517
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- Smooth, irregular large Lapis Lazuli nuggets 20x15mm to 30x20mm on 17-inch knotted strand. Nice royal blue with some pyrite and lots of white calcite.
- From the inventory of the Falls Church Beadazzled store
- Lapis Lazuli gets its name from Arabic and Latin for “blue stone”
- The finest royal blue Lapis comes from the West Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan. It's flecked with gold Pyrite, which shows it’s natural and not dyed.
- Beloved from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to Greece and Rome, Lapis was used it as a reward for bravery. It was also considered to be a stone of royalty in ancient Sumer and China, and later in Russia as well as other European countries.
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It’s the birthstone for Virgo and December
- Metaphysical: Lapis is known as the stone for spiritual seekers, and students.
- Buddhists recommend Lapis for fostering inner peace and freedom from negative thoughts. For both its color and its energy, Lapis is one of my personal favorites