Lapis Lazuli Beads, Round 4mm, 15" Strand # L-520
Dark, vibrant, rich true lapis lazuli, gleaming and sparkly, smooth without facets. Brilliant royal blues, a few marbled with veins of gray-white calcite. Sold per strand 15-16" long, about 77 beads per strand.
Lapis is also known as Lapis Lazuli. The mineral lazurite is the main component of lapis and accounts for the stone’s intense blue color. Lapis is a metamorphic rock and may also contain pyrite, calcite, sodalite, and hauyne.