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Monday, July 27, 2009

LAPIS LAZULI

LAPIS LAZULI

It is found in the tribal areas of North West Pakistan and adjacent Afghanistan. It is for a brilliant blue colour with golden specks caused by inclusions of iron pyrites. The structure of this opaque stone is extremely complex made upon from a number of different minerals the most important of which are calcite and lazurite.