The Lapis lazuli

Lapis lazuli is one of the oldest gemstones, and one that is always highlighted in jewelry. Indeed, blue and gold (the colors of lazuli) have never blended so beautifully and naturally.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Lazuli, also known as “lapis” or “lapis lazuli,” is a blue metamorphic rock that has been used for thousands of years as a precious stone, healing stone, sculpting material, pigment, and decorative material. High-quality lapis lazuli can be an expensive precious stone. The most desirable specimens have a vibrant blue color and may feature reflective specks of gold pyrite.

Unlike most other precious and semi-precious stones, lapis lazuli is not a mineral. Rather, it is a rock composed of several minerals. The intense blue color of lazuli is primarily derived from the presence of lazurite, a blue silicate mineral from the sodalite group.