Lapiz Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (known as Lajward/लाजवर्त in Hindi) is a deep blue colored, opaque, semi precious gemstone with the internal flex of Golden or brown colour. It is a famous ancient symbolic stone of wisdom and truth.
Lapis Lazuli Stone Product Specifications :-
Lapis Lazuli commonly known as Lajward is basically a Lapis Lazuli species gemstone which comes in different colours such as Blue, greenish to purple blue.
Lapis Lazuli Product Properties:
Chemical Composition :- Granular rock composed of lazurite, huaynite, sodalite, noselite, varying amounts of pyrite inclusions with calcite in a mottled or vein like pattern, diopside may also be present.
Crystal System :- Rock, mixture of minerals present therefore no crystal system.
Crystal Habit :- Aggregate.
Cause of colour :- Blue – sulfur related colour centers.
Hardness :- 5.5 on Moh’s scale.
Specific Gravity :- 2.80 (2.7-2.90) higher when pyrite is pesent.
Refractive Index :- 1.50 (mean).
Origin :– Afghanistan, Mongolia, California, Canada, Burma, Chile.
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