Lapis Lazuli dangle earrings

Lapis Lazuli
*Lapis is a beautiful rock; an aggregate of several minerals, mainly lazurite, calcite, and pyrite.
*Lazurite is the ingredient responsible for producing the gem’s most prized color—bright royal blue.
*Glitter: Golden flecks of pyrite create a sparkle in lapis lazuli.
*Ancient: Lapis was treasured by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome.
*Renaissance painters used lapis to make “ultramarine” blue, an expensive pigment of unrivaled brightness and stability.