Lapis 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-InchLapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. During the Renaissance, Lapis was ground and processed to make the pigment ultramarine for use in frescoes and oil painting. It is not a mineral, but a combination of minerals, including lazurite, calcite, sodalite and pyrite. Note: Our 8 inch line of Lapis has had its color enhanced by dyeing.

which has earned it the nickname Merlin stone

also known as the Stone Age

The stone's composition remains somewhat ambiguous

a cryptocrystalline Quartz

It has also been considered a sacred stone in India throughout its history

firely new look to these stones

The stone used to create composite beads is usually the remnants from cutting

Dragon Blood Jasper is thought to be a powerful healing stone that boosts courage

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

while today it is primarily mined in Africa

Hematite is black to steel to gray or silver to gray

” the Sinhalese word for “mixed color precious stone