Lapis Lazuli Beads, Round 4mm, 15" Strand # L520
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 Afghanistan and/or Pakistan. They are stunning.
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.