Lapis 4mm Round - 15-16 inchLapis is a semi precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite, and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it. This dye was said to create Michelangelos favorite shade of blue. It is one of the worlds oldest known stones, mined since 4000 BCE, originally from the Lapis Lazuli mine in Afghanistan. This Lapis has been

yellow or gray and occasionally translucent milky white

Historically Opal was renowned as the “Queen of Gems” for its desirability and beauty

is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color

Its inclusions of red

while today it is primarily mined in Africa

near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia

Tourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors

Hematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster

Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone

priests and kings and believed to be a powerful protection stone

The proper name for Rosewood is Petersianthus quadrialatus

its oldest known use being in Egypt more than five thousand years ago