Lapis 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch tucson_2024_week_2 clear to milky white to

clear to milky white to dark green

Ocean Jasper is believed to be linked to the lost city of Atlantis and to hold mystic knowledge

A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony

but unlike rubies

Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the world’s first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation

Lapis 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch tucson_2024_week_2 clear to milky white toLapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. During the Renaissance, Lapis was ground and processed to make the pigment ultramarine for use in frescoes and oil painting. It is not a mineral, but a combination of minerals, including lazurite, calcite, sodalite and pyrite. Note: Our 8 inch line of Lapis has had its color enhanced by dyeing.