Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli By:anna c.

Lapis is a metamorphic rock.

It's hardness is about five.

It's color is blue and sometimes white with flecks of gold

It's luster is dull.

Uses for lapis

Jewelry
Beads

Mosaics
Sculptures

Where lapis is found

Pakistan
Afghanistan

Russia
Chile

Fun facts

Lapis is used to make eyeshadow
Lapis is the birthstone for December

Can hold blue dye
Ground up lapis has been used by ladies for painting there eyebrows

Appreciate

Credits:

Created with images by James St. John - "Lapis lazuli (lazuritic metamorphite) (Sar-e-Sang Deposit, Sakhi Formation, Precambrian, 2.4-2.7 Ga (?); Sar-e-Sang Mining District, Hindu-Kush Mountains, Afghanistan) 2" • docoverachiever - "Lapis Turtle" • Enric - "lapis lazuli precious stones blue" • rikkerst - "lapis lazuli mineral blue" • cocoate.com - "Lapis lazuli" • Fæ - "Stamp Seal LACMA M.76.174.595" • James St. John - "Lapis lazuli (lazuritic metamorphite) (Sar-e-Sang Deposit, Sakhi Formation, Precambrian, 2.4-2.7 Ga (?); Sar-e-Sang Mining District, Hindu-Kush Mountains, Afghanistan) 2" • James St. John - "Lapis lazuli (lazuritic metamorphite) (Sar-e-Sang Deposit, Sakhi Formation, Precambrian, 2.4-2.7 Ga (?); Sar-e-Sang Mining District, Hindu-Kush Mountains, Afghanistan) 1" • starbright - "lapis stone necklace" • Letiha - "signet ring coat of arms old" • Naomi King - "Lapis Earrings ~ Handmade Designer Earrings ~ Fine Fashion Jewelry Designs" • www.metaphoricalplatypus.com - "Blue Lapis Lazuli and Glass Bracelet" • docoverachiever - "Lapis, Onyx, and Silver" • Enric - "lapis lazuli precious stones blue" • cocoate.com - "Lapis lazuli" • rikkerst - "lapis lazuli mineral blue" • James St. John - "Lapis lazuli (lazuritic metamorphite) (Sar-e-Sang Deposit, Sakhi Formation, Precambrian, 2.4-2.7 Ga (?); Sar-e-Sang Mining District, Hindu-Kush Mountains, Afghanistan) 1" • kevinzim - "Lapis" • James St. John - "Lapis lazuli (lazuritic metamorphite) (Sar-e-Sang Deposit, Sakhi Formation, Precambrian, 2.4-2.7 Ga (?); Sar-e-Sang Mining District, Hindu-Kush Mountains, Afghanistan) 2" • pablocabezos - "Arena del Anfiteatro de Segobriga" • James St. John - "Lapis Eyes Limestone (Rio Tascadero Limestone, Lower Cretaceous; Flor de los Andes Mine, Andes Mountains, central Chile)" • James St. John - "Lazurite after scapolite (Sar-e-Sang Mines, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan)" • James St. John - "Lazurite in pyritic marble (Sakhi Formation, Neoarchean; Sar-e-Sang Deposit, Kokcha Valley, Hindu Kush Mountains, Afghanistan)"