Lapis 6mm Double Heart Faceted Star Cut - 15-16"Lapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite, and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it. This dye was said to create Michelangelos favorite shade of blue. It is one of the worlds oldest known stones, mined since 4000 BCE, originally from the Lapis to Lazuli mine in Afghanistan.

with indigo being the most rare

cream colors and whites

stalactites

a warm peach

a cryptocrystalline Quartz

firely new look to these stones

Green Aventurine

and receptivity

Yellow Opal does not display the changeable flash of internal luster that other opals are known for

Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 to ton blocks of the stone

It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil