Lapis 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch tucson_2024_week_2 Tourmaline and Pyrite

Tourmaline and Pyrite

A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony

Dragon Blood Jasper is a variety of Quartz with veins of blood red that run through the predominantly light green to dark green stone

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

but unlike rubies

Lapis 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch tucson_2024_week_2 Tourmaline and PyriteLapis, 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.