Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli
The main component in Lapis Lazuli is Lazurite and accounts for the intense blue color. Lapis Lazuli also contains the minerals pyrite and calcite and a few other minerals. The best quality lapis lazuli is an intense dark blue with minor deposits of white calcite and brassy yellow pyrite. It is extremely rare and commonly found in forms of crystalline limestone. Ancient references to "sapphire," the "sapphirus" of the Romans, usually refers to lapis lazuli. Its modern name originates in the Persian word "lazhuward," meaning "blue," and the Arabis word "lazaward," meaining "heavan" or "sky." The mines of Afganistan remain a major source .
The main component in Lapis Lazuli is Lazurite and accounts for the intense blue color. Lapis Lazuli also contains the minerals pyrite and calcite and a few other minerals. The best quality lapis lazuli is an intense dark blue with minor deposits of white calcite and brassy yellow pyrite. It is extremely rare and commonly found in forms of crystalline limestone. Ancient references to "sapphire," the "sapphirus" of the Romans, usually refers to lapis lazuli. Its modern name originates in the Persian word "lazhuward," meaning "blue," and the Arabis word "lazaward," meaining "heavan" or "sky." The mines of Afganistan remain a major source .
Rock crystal and amethyst necklace
Amethyst is a purple variety of the quartz family whose name derives from the Greek word "amethustos," or "not to intoxicate." Amethyst is used to heal headaches, alleviate sugar imbalances and stabilize negative influences. To many the stone encourages peace of mind by opening of the third "celestial" eye, located in the center of the forehead.
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