Lapis lazuli has been used since ancient times Lapis lazuli has been used since ancient times and continuously used throughout the generations.
Lapis lazuli gemstone is a semi precious deep blue colored gemstone which represents power, mystical wisdom, and the afterlife.
The Lapis Lazuli is derived from the Latin word "Lapis" which means stone from the Persian word and Lazhward means blue.
Unlike most other gem materials, lapis lazuli is not a mineral, it is a rock composed of multiple minerals.
What is Lapis Lazuli?
Lapis Lazuli is a deep blue colored opaque gemstone having beautiful internal flecks of golden or brown color.
It was used to produce the ultramarine blue present in a lot of classical paintings, before the evolution of modern paint.
Lapis lazuli is basically a rock composed of lazurite, sodalite, haüyne, and nosean, all members of the sodalite group of minerals.
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Geologic Occurrence of Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli is a symbol of wisdom and truth and is sourced majorly from Afghanistan but is also found in the USA and Russia.
It forms close to the igneous intrusions where the marble or limestone has been altered by contact metamorphism or hydrothermal metamorphism.
Lapis Lazuli also contains one or more of the following: diopside, amphibole, feldspar, and mica.
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Composition and Properties of Lapis
Along with lazurite, its specimens usually contain calcite and pyrite. Mica, diopside, wollastonite, afghanite, sodalite, hauyne, dolomite, and a diversity of other minerals could also be present.
A rock that is suitable to be called as "Lapis Lazuli" has a distinctly blue color and contains at least 25% blue lazurite.
Calcite presence can be very obvious, appearing as white layers, fractures, or mottling in the stone. It is the second most abundant mineral present in lapis lazuli stone.
When Pyrite is present in abundance, the grains can be concentrated or intergrown into different layers or patches.
Pyrite is occasionally present as a fracture-filling mineral in lapis lazuli in the form of tiny, randomly spaced grains with a contrasting gold color. 
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Lapis Lazuli History
Lapis Lazuli crystals are found primarily in Russia, Argentina, Italy, Chile, Afghanistan and the United States.
Lapis Lazuli has endless connections to a variety of cultures across time and space, from the ancient Chinese and Greek civilizations to Persian cultures and more.
In the Renaissance period, it was often ground and used to create blue paint in powdered form and was also used in blue eyeshadows in Ancient Egypt, most famously by Cleopatra.
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