GORGEOUS Pyrite in LAPIS LAZULI bead string!

Lapis Lazuli is a gemstone straight out of fairy tales of the Arabian Nights: deepest blue with golden shining Pyrite inclusions which twinkle like little stars.   Named after “lapis“, the Latin word for stone, and the Arabian for blue.  Thousands of years Before Christ, Egyptian and Persian royalty wore Lapis as a talisman to deter danger!.  In other cultures it was  worshipped as a holy stone and thought to have magical power in oriental countries.  Many believe the Biblical sapphire was actually Lapis lazuli. Through the ages, Lapis has been associated with power, wisdom, love, and a stimulant for psychic ability.   In the art world it’s famous for the ultramarine blue paint used by the Grand Old Masters, like on portraits of the Virgin Mary.  While other compositions have long since paled, Lapis has lost nothing of its brilliance.Lapis is still mined in the remote mountains of Afghanistan, the best stones being deep and intensive blue with finely distributed golden crystals.  The twinkling inclusions are not gold but pyrite, caused by iron.  For many people Lapis is a stone of truth and friendship. Bringing harmony to relationships and helping its wearer openly state their individual opinion.