Aimee Fuller Natural Lapis Lazuli Necklace Enamel Berber Beads Sterling Silver

Description: Aimee Fuller Studios BLUE LAPIS LAZULI NECKLACE - TOP-GRADE GEMSTONES Description Stunning lapis lazuli gems teamed with ornate BERBER BEADS. LARGE FANCY STERLING SILVER TOGGLE CLASP for easy closure. ART FOR YOUR NECK! Amazing in person! MORE ABOUT LAPIS LAZULI: Tradition says that the Ten Commandments were carved on tablets of Sapphire, and, it is believed that this and other references to Sapphire in the Bible is actually Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli was also one of the stones in the 'Breastplate of Judgment' of Aaron, described in the Bible in Exodus 28:15-30. Ezekiel 1:26 describes God's throne appearing to be Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli, Stone of Heaven Lapis Lazuli is gemstone likened to the fairy tales of the Arabian Nights. It's deepest blue with golden shining Pyrite inclusions twinkle like little stars in the midnight heaven. Properties & Description of Lapis Lazuli Description: A rock composed of a mixture of minerals, mostly of Lazurite, but also includes calcite and pyrite: * Lazurite (very complex blue mineral) * Calcite (calcium carbonate, white) * Pyrite (an iron sulfide, gold in color) Mineral group: Feldspathoids, resembling feldspars but have a different structure and much lower silica content. Occurs in rare and unusual igneous rocks. Occurrence: Afghanistan, Russia, Chile, U.S, Baffin Islands (Canada) Colors: Typically azure to deep blue. Rarely purplish or greenish blue. Formation: Cubic (isotropic)Luster: vitreous, waxy or dull Light transmission: Opaque Hardness: 5.5 Specific Gravity: 2.7 - 2.9 Refractive Index: 1.5 All About Lapis Lazuli Lapis Lazuli has been a highly valued stone for many thousands of years. Lapis Lazuli is known for its blue colour. The first part of the name is the Latin Lapis, meaning stone. The word "lazuli" comes from the Persian/Arabic lazhward or blue (as in "azure"). Together the name means "blue stone" or stone of azure. Lapis Lazuli is a polymineral rock composed mainly of the blue silicate mineral lazurite along with gold colored pyrite (fool's gold) and whitish calcite. Lapis Lazuli is formed through contact metamorphism of particular forms of limestone, mainly the blue lazurite. The beautiful blue of the lazurite occurs due a charge transfer between sulfer atoms contained in the rock. Lapis Lazuli is rare and only found in only a few places including Chile, Baffin Islands, United States, Siberia, and Afghanistan, where it occurs in large deposits. The best quality material contains less calcite and pyrite. An opaque stone, Lapis Lazuli takes a beautiful polish. It has always been fashioned as beads and cabochons, carved into exquisite articles of ornament, or used in inlays and mosaics. First mined in the remote Kokcha Valley of Badakhshan, Afghanistan THOUSANDS of years ago. These mines still produce the best quality of Lapis Lazuli. The stone was exported to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, and Sumer where it was used as ornamental stone and in jewelry. It was later traded throughout the East and into Europe. The mining of Lapis Lazuli remains quite primitive. Huge fires are built on the rocks, then water is thrown on them. The sudden cooling of the rocks causes them to split up so they can be readily be excavated. The yield, however, is small, and the price even for exceptionally fine specimens is low. With the market value rising, security is increased at the mines, where miners are routinely chained to the walls of the mineshafts while they work. In ancient times, Lapis Lazuli was known as Sapphirus, which is the name that we use today for the blue corundum variety of Sapphire. Greeks spoke of an ancient sapphire which was included with gold, and this was unmistakenly Lapis. Pliny refers to Sapphirus as a stone sprinkled with specks of gold. A similar reference can be found in the in Job 28:6. Traditon says that the Ten Commandments were carved on tablets of Sapphire, and, as mentioned, it is believed that this and other references to Sapphire in the Bible is actually Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli was also one of the stones in the 'Breastplate of Judgement' of Aaron, described in the Bible in Exodus 28:15-30. Ezekiel 1:26 describes God's throne appearing to be Lapis Lazuli. During the Middle Ages and up until the 19th century, ground Lapis Lazuli was mixed with oil and used as a pigment and paint to create the colour ultramarine, which literally meant "beyond the sea" as it was brought from far away by ship. This semi-precious mineral was usually used for artworks of great importance such as the funeral mask of Tutankhamen and the decoration of the Taj Mahal. The grand old masters of the Renaissance chose it to color the garments of Christ and the Virgin Mary, despite the fact that the Lapis Lazuli cost more than gold. It wasn't until 1828 that a substitute was made for this costly pigment. There are castles which still have columns and wallpanels covered in this lustrous stone.

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Location: Beverly Hills, California

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