SEDAGEMS

LAPIS LAZULI

This is  a  natural stones from Afghanistan ready for setting. Well polished with a high luster. I bought these from a afgan trader in bangkok who had a huge parcel so i hand selected this stone picking the ones with character..The stones were cut in afganistan.

 Mohs scale 5 to 5.5

Lapis lazuli has been mined in the Badakhshan  province of  Afghanistan for 6,500 years.

The finest color is intense blue, lightly dusted with small flecks of golden pyrite. There should be no white calcite veins and the pyrite inclusions should be small. Stones that contain much calcite at all or too much pyrite are not as valuable. Patches of pyrite are an important help in identifying the stone as genuine and do not detract from its value.

AS WITH ALL OUR STOCK YOU MAY RETURN IT FOR A FULL REFUND  IF NOT PLEASED PROVIDED IT IS NOT TOUCHED IN ANY WAY.