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Lapis Lazuli NecklacesLapis Lazuli one of a kind, this deep blue gemstone is a beauty. The stone looks dashing when strung together, it is indeed an eye-catcher for people. Owing to its rarity and a rich, lavish colour, the stone embedded jewellery are highly in demand.
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| Cubes of Lapis Necklace |
Code: 2256
As per a Persian legend, the heavens got their blue color by the colossal slab of lapis upon which the earth rested. From times immemorial the deep azure color of lapis is highly treasured by enthusiasts from fashion and painting fraternities alike. This jewelry has lapis stones shaped like cubes, chiseled with great skill and extreme care. It’s a piece of jewelry that’s at par with your gorgeousness. So don’t think twice, go for it. We assure you copious praises.
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| Lapis Indigo Almonds String |
Code: 2237
Did you know that indigo is a sedative color and helps to open up our intuitions? It is the color for the Brow chakra or third eye. Add to it the birthstone properties of agate – inner calm, peace of mind, promoting agreeability. What views do you have about this necklace? A must buy, isn’t it?
That is it completely handcrafted by adept artisans in India, the land of cultures and art, makes the ornament even more intriguing.
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| Lapis Luzli Almonds String |
Code: 2258
It sparkles, it’s lush and it is royal blue colored. You have guessed it right that we’re talking about lapis lazuli.
There’s more to this fantasy gemstone: it’s the birthstone for December and also the accepted gem for seventh and ninth wedding anniversary. Ask us to send this lapis almonds necklace to you and get the party people talking about your new enviable possession.
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| Lapis Twists String |
Code: 2257
‘Like a star speckled sky…’ Lapis Lazuli earns its comparison to stars in the sky because of the inherent pyrite crystals that sparkle. Lapis is easily scratched or chipped and its coating gets easily dissolved in water. Lapis owners are hence advised to clean it with a soft dry cloth.
Find mysteriously twisted lapis entwined aesthetically by adept craftsmen in India in this necklace. Revel in the marvelous deep blue color and let your blue royal silk gown too feel special.
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Lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuli is a gemstone of the kind that might have come straight out of the
Arabian Nights: a deep blue with golden inclusions of pyrites which shimmer like
little stars.
This opaque, deep blue gemstone has a grand past. It was among the first
gemstones to be worn as jewellery and worked on. At excavations in the ancient
centres of culture around the Mediterranean, archaeologists have again and again
found among the grave furnishings decorative chains and figures made of lapis
lazuli – clear indications that the deep blue stone was already popular
thousands of years ago among the people of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece
and Rome. It is said that the legendary city of Ur on the Euphrates plied a keen
lapis lazuli trade as long ago as the fourth millennium B.C., the material
coming to the land of the two great rivers from the famous deposits in
Afghanistan. In other cultures, lapis lazuli was regarded as a holy stone.
Particularly in the Middle East, it was thought to have magical powers.
Countless signet rings, scarabs and figures were wrought from the blue stone
which Alexander the Great brought to Europe. There, the colour was referred to
as ultramarine, which means something like from beyond the sea.
The most expensive blue of all time
The euphonious name is composed from lapis, the Latin word for stone, and azula,
which comes from the Arabic and means blue. All right, so its a blue gemstone -
but what an incredible blue! The worth of this stone to the world of art is
immeasurable, for the ultramarine of the Old Masters is nothing other than
genuine lapis lazuli. Ground up into a powder and stirred up together with
binding-agents, the marble-like gemstone can be used to manufacture radiant blue
watercolours, tempera or oil-paints. Before the year 1834, when it became
possible to produce this colour synthetically, the only ultramarine available
was that valuable substance made from genuine lapis lazuli that shines out at us
from many works of art today. Many pictures of the Madonna, for example, were
created using this paint. But in those days, ultramarine blue was not only
precious and so intense that its radiance outshone all other colours; it was
also very expensive. But unlike all other blue pigments, which tend to pale in
the light, it has lost none of its radiance to this very day. Nowadays, the blue
pigment obtained from lapis lazuli is mainly used in restoration work and by
collectors of historical paints.
The stone of friendship and truth
Lapis lazuli is regarded by many people around the world as the stone of
friendship and truth. The blue stone is said to encourage harmony in
relationships and help its wearer to be authentic and give his or her opinion
openly.
Lapis lazuli is an opaque rock that mainly consists of diopside and lazurite. It
came into being millions of years ago during the metamorphosis of lime to
marble. Uncut, lapis lazuli is matt and of a deep, dark blue colour, often with
golden inclusions and whitish marble veins. The small inclusions with their
golden shimmer, which give the stone the magic of a starry sky, are not of gold
as people used to think, but of pyrites. Their cause is iron. The blue colour
comes from the sulphur content of the lazurite and may range from pure
ultramarine to a lighter blue. At between 5 and 6 on the Mohs scale, this stone
is among the less hard gemstones.
When the cutter turns up his nose ...
Many a cutter turns up his nose when cutting lapis lazuli, for as soon as the
stone comes into contact with the cutting-disc it gives off a typical smell. An
experienced cutter can even tell from the odour how intense the colour is. When
polishing this stone, he must handle it gently on account of its modest hardness
and not subject it to much pressure. But there is no need for the wearer to
worry: a lapis lazuli that has grown matt from having been worn too much can
easily be repolished at any time. Lapis lazuli is often sealed with colourless
wax or synthetic resin. As long as these substances are not mixed with any
colouring agent, this sealing process simply has the effect of improving the
stones wearing qualities. Having said that, the stone should always be protected
from acidic substances, and it should not be exposed to too much sunlight.
As they did more than 5000 years ago, the best raw stones still come from the
steep Hindu Kush in the north-east of Afghanistan. The lumps of blue rock,
extracted from the inhospitable mountains by blasting, are brought down into the
valley in the summer months by mules. Nature also created deposits in Russia, to
the west of Lake Baikal, and in the Chilean Andes, where the blue rock often has
white or grey lime running through it. In smaller amounts, lapis lazuli is also
found in Italy, Mongolia, the USA and Canada, Myanmar and Pakistan, but in
really good qualities it is rare all over. That is why the prices of jewellery
with lapis lazuli vary very widely, from luxurious to quite inexpensive. The
prices of this gemstone are largely dependent on the beauty and intensity of the
colour. The most popular is an intense, deep blue. Women with a pale complexion,
however, often prefer the lighter shades of blue. Finely distributed crystals of
pyrites which shimmer in gold and look like sequins will increase the value of
the gemstone, whilst a restless, rough or blotchy grain will reduce it.
Lapis lazuli is a versatile and popular gemstone which has shown extraordinary
stability in the turbulent tides of fashion. No wonder, since it has fascinated
both men and women for thousands of years with its fabulous colour and those
golden points of light formed by pyrites.
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