Afghanistan Lapis
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 26324 CT TOP AA LAPIS LAZULI AFGHANISTAN FANCY SHAPE  US $319.20
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 14640CT NATURAL AFGHANISTAN PEARS CUT LAPIS LAZULI GEM US $299.99
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 8883CTS LAPIS LAZULI NATURAL AFGHANISTAN FANCY CUT GEM US $299.99
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 8884CT LAPIS LAZULI NATURAL FANCY AFGHANISTAN GEMSTONE US $254.99
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 5185 CTS OVAL SHAPE DARK BLUE AFGHANISTAN LAPIS LAZULI US $151.20
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 4330 CTS STUNNING OVAL AFGHANISTAN LAPIS LAZULI GEM US $143.20
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 400 g US $32.00
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 6198ct ENTHRALLING AAA Natural Oval Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Hot US $30.99
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 Top Grade Blue Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 223 g US $30.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 2881 g US $25.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 3245 g US $25.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 3195 g US $25.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 2828 g US $24.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 266 g US $23.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 2622 g US $23.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 2883 g US $23.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 273 g US $23.00
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 DVH 28x16x3 Afghanistan LAPIS LAZULI Freeform Cabochon 1100 US $22.88 |
 AFGHANISTAN LAPIS HEALING HEART PENDANT 8565cts US $21.99
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 AFGHANISTAN LAPIS HEALING HEART PENDANT 9130cts US $21.99
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 AFGHANISTAN LAPIS HEALING HEART PENDANT 6875cts US $21.99
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 AFGHANISTAN LAPIS HEALING HEART PENDANT 8850cts US $21.99
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 51100 CTS NATURAL TUMBLE LAPIS LAZULI GEMSTONE AFGHANISTAN US $20.54
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 42550 CTS NATURAL TUMBLE LAPIS LAZULI GEMSTONE AFGHANISTAN US $20.54
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 282 CTS NATURAL TUMBLE LAPIS LAZULI GEMSTONE AFGHANISTAN US $20.54
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 2085 CTS NATURAL TUMBLE LAPIS LAZULI GEMSTONE AFGHANISTAN US $20.54
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 2265 g US $20.00
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 larger SUPERB BLUE INDIGO AFGHANISTAN LAPIS LAZULI TOP GEM GRADE US $20.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 200 g US $20.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 231 g US $20.00
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 TWO AND HALF Kilos LAPIS LAZULI Rough From Afghanistan US $19.46
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 248 g US $19.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 2336 g US $19.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 2344 g US $19.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 1857 g US $18.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 1828 g US $18.00
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 Blue Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Rough Stone 395 g US $18.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 192 g US $18.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 193 g US $18.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 194 g US $18.00
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 Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 3974 g US $18.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 1816 g US $17.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 181 g US $17.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 1906 g US $17.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 191 g US $17.00
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 950 CTS NATURAL LAPIS LAZULI AFGHANISTAN US $15.80
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 LARGER INDIGO ring gem AFGHANISTAN LAPIS LAZULI TOP GEM GRADE US $16.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 201g US $16.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 1684 g US $16.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 164 g US $16.00
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 AFGHANISTAN POLISH LAPIS LAZULI STONE WITH PYRITES 219 GRAMS A4 US $15.99
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 AFGHANISTAN POLISH LAPIS LAZULI STONE WITH PYRITES 265 GRAMS A12 US $15.99
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 1805 g US $15.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 160 g US $15.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 162 g US $15.00
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 Well Polished Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli Stone 1441g US $15.00
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The Original Blue Gemstone
Think of a blue gemstone and you a saphire might be your first choice. While saphires might be coveted for fashion jewelry, few people know that one of the oldest gemstones to be used in different cultures is lapis lazuli. Its beautiful deep blue was prized by pharaohs in ancient Egypt and continues to be prized today. The finest specimens are lightly dusted with minute flecks of golden pyrite, which identify the stone as genuine.
The most beautiful lapis lazuli comes from Afghanistan, where the mines which are worked today might well have been in operation to get the stones for the pharaohs. Lapis has also been found in the Andes, and to some extent in Russia, Angola, Burma, Canada and in California and Colorado in the USA, but no stone from these places is the vibrant intense blue of that from Afghanistan.
The ancient Egyptians favored lapis lazuli for amulets and the Assyrians and Babylonians used it for seals. Egyptian ladies used powdered lapis as eye shadow and the Romans thought it a powerful aphrodisiac. Artists using blue colors in Medieval Illuminated manuscripts and Renaissance paintings found the ultramarine tempera paint derived from lapis lazuli to be very expensive. When oil paint was introduced during the Renaissance, artists found that the beautiful blue was diminished when mixed with oil, so the use of ultramarine declined. Most artists today use synthetic versions of blue colors, but there are a few pigment companies that still produce the genuine ultramarine.
Lapis lazuli can polished to make beautiful jewelry, and can be carved into figurines, statuettes and vases. Near the Euphrates River in the lower regions of Iraq, the ancient Sumerian tombs yielded thousands of carved artifacts of lapis lazuli, and in parts of Afghanistan, artisan craftsmen are still using this beautiful stone.
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