Lapis Lazuli

Stone : Lapis Lazuli
Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009
Item : #172
Design : Square Step Cut
Origin : Afghanistan
Treatments : None
Weight : 8.5 carats
Clarity : N/A
Size : 13 x 13 x 6.5 mm
Price : $420 AUD

Comments : A first class piece of lapis lazuli. This is the good fine grained material in a deep blue colour.


See the original rough stone here.

Stone : Lapis Lazuli
Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009
Item : #125
Design : Trapezoid One (Doug Menadue)
Origin : Afghanistan
Treatments : None
Weight : 2.2 carats
Clarity : N/A
Size : 12.5mm long X 7.5mm widest end X 2.5mm deep
Price : $140 AUD

Comments : Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan is without doubt the best in the world. It has been mined for thousands of years and was the material used to make one of the most expensive pigments used by the old masters in their oil paintings... ultramarine. Lapis lazuli slices like this one are great on their own or used to accent other gems in a setting... looks absolutely amazing in gold!


See the original rough stone here.