| "Lapis" is a Latin word means stone but the | | | | also used to adore royal palaces and the churches |
| etymology of the word ;Lazuli is somewhat | | | | during renaissance and medieval times. Many other |
| complicated that has its origin within an ancient | | | | decorative items, vases and jewelry boxes were also |
| Persian word for the area where that stone was | | | | made from the stone. Before 19th century ground |
| mined. Lazuli basically represents something in the | | | | lapis Lazuli was used in paintings to make deep blue |
| deep blue hue and that is the reason that Lapis Lazuli | | | | color ultramarine. It was also used with milk to treat |
| is considered the Stone of Azure or the Stone of | | | | the disease like ulcers and boils. |
| the sky. There is more than one kind of mineral in it | | | | The best kinds of Lapis Lazuli are still found in |
| that is why Lapis Lazuli is a rock than a mineral. The | | | | Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and South America. This |
| stones that spots or strips of gold colored pyrite | | | | stone requires some cares for wearing it as it is soft |
| mixed are considered the best in quality. These pots | | | | and prone to chemical and heat. Too much exposure |
| and strips can also found in white but whiteness | | | | to the sun also makes the stone fade and it emits a |
| decreases the value of stones and the whiter the | | | | terrible smell when it is cut by the jeweler, it happens |
| stone has, the lesser its value. | | | | due to the sulfur content of that stone. |
| Lapis Lazuli has been mined in some areas of | | | | This stone is also known as the stone of friendship in |
| Afghanistan and Pakistan for more than 6,500 years. | | | | many parts of the world and given as a gift to the |
| The stone is also found in Iran, Turkey, Egypt and | | | | friends and loved ones. This gemstone is as old as |
| Pakistan. In ancient Egypt the stone was used for | | | | hills but it popularity and beauty is adored with the |
| carvings of the sacred scarab beetle and also as | | | | same zeal and zest and passion as in past and it's as |
| amulet to utilize the spiritual powers of the stone | | | | popular in jewelry items as it was in the Past. |
| that was associated to it. Romans used that stone | | | | The author writes articles on Lapis Lazuli and Lapis |
| for jewelry mosaics and considered it the best | | | | Lazuli Tiles. |
| source to intensify the sexual desires. The stone was | | | | |