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Well polished nice Blue color Lapis Lazuli stone from Afghanistan.
Weight: 712.4 gram
Dimension: 170x118x26 mm
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Lapis lazuli Stone
Identification:
Color | Blue, mottled with white calcite and brassy pyrite |
Crystal habit | Compact, massive |
Crystal system | None, as lapis is a rock. Lazurite, the main constituent, frequently occurs as dodecahedra |
Cleavage | None |
Fracture | Uneven-Conchoidal |
Mohs scale hardness | 5–5.5 |
Luster | dull |
Streak | light blue |
Specific gravity | 2.7–2.9 |
Refractive index | 1.5 |
Other characteristics | The variations in composition cause a wide variation in the above values. |
Lapis lazuli (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a deep blue semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.
Lapis lazuli was being mined in the Sar-i Sang mines and in other mines in the Badakhshan province in northeast Afghanistan as early as the 7th millennium BC, Lapis beads have been found at neolithic burials in Mehrgarh, the Caucasus, and even as far from Afghanistan as Mauritania. It was used for the eyebrows on the funeral mask of King Tutankhamun (1341–1323 BC).
At the end of the Middle Ages, lapis lazuli began to be exported to Europe, where it was ground into powder and made into ultramarine, the finest and most expensive of all blue pigments. It was used by the most important artists of the Renaissance and Baroque, including Massaccio, Perugino, Titian and Vermeer, and was often reserved for the clothing of the central figure of the painting, especially the Virgin Mary.
Today mines in northeast Afghanistan are still the major source of lapis lazuli. Important amounts are also produced from mines west of Lake Baikal in Russia, and in the Andes mountains in Chile. Smaller quantities are mined in Italy, Mongolia, the United States and Canada.
Uses
Lapis takes an excellent polish and can be made into jewelry, carvings, boxes, mosaics, ornaments, and vases. It was also ground and processed to make the pigment ultramarine, widely used during the Renaissance in frescoes and oil painting. Its usage as a pigment in oil paint largely ended in the early 19th century when a chemically identical synthetic variety became available.
Item Specifics | |
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Shape : | Rough |
Brand : | Unbranded |
Length : | 170mm |
Width : | 118mm |
Depth : | 26mm |
Total Carat Weight (TCW) : | 3562 |
Treatment : | None (No Enhancement) |
Transparency : | Opaque |
Cut Grade : | Very Good |
Country of Origin : | Afghanistan |
Country/Region of Manufacture : | Afghanistan |
Modified Item : | No |
Natural/Lab-Created : | Natural |
Gemstone Type : | Lapis Lazuli |
Gemstone Color : | Blue |
Gemstone Creation : | Natural |
Gemstone Form : | Polished |
Gemstone Treatment : | Not Enhanced |
Gemstone Clarity Grade : | Eye Clean |
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Well Polished Blue Lapis Lazuli Stone 712.4 gram 170x118x26 mm Nice Color
Well polished nice Blue color Lapis Lazuli stone from Afghanistan.
Lapis lazuli (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a deep blue semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.
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