40% fashion OFF--Light Blue and Dark Blue Lapis Lazuli Hearts & Assorted Ovals/ backed/ seconds

3 lapis lazuli ovals

10mm x 20mm x 3mm
6mm x 13mm x 3mm
7mm x 9mm x 4mm

8 lapis lazuli heart cabochons

15mm x 15mm x 3mm
13mm x 13mm x 3mm (2)
11mm x 12mm x 3mm (3)
11mm x 11mm x 3mm (2)

48 carats (combined weight)


This is a different type of listing. These are what I call "seconds" as they are left over from my jewelry making. They are all stone cabochons but have minor damage to the stones such as a minor fracture, missing a piece of backing, poorly cut, etc. They are still useable, but I cannot sell them at full price because of the minor damage to the stone. I would normally sell these to beginning silversmith and craftsman students to practice on. I'm no longer near any school so I thought I'd make these available for fun, for those who just want to use them in other projects. Some of the flaws can be covered by wire wrapping, bezeling, etc.

These cabs are discounted because of surface fractures that make them imperfect. They are strong but have a few cosmetically unappealing cracks.

All my cabochons are backed in hard, black epoxy for stability and strength.

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ROCK FACTS:


LAPIS LAZULI

Lapis lazuli, also known simply as "lapis," is a blue metamorphic rock that has been used by people as a gemstone, sculpting material, and ornamental material for thousands of years. Unlike most other gem materials, lapis lazuli is not a mineral. Instead, it is a rock composed of multiple minerals. The blue color of lapis lazuli is mainly derived from the presence of lazurite, a blue silicate mineral of the sodalite group with a chemical composition of Lapis lazuli has been popular through most of recorded human history. Mining for lapis occurred in the Badakhshan Province of northeastern Afghanistan as early as 7000 BC. The lapis was used to make beads, small jewelry items and small sculptures. These have been found at Neolithic archaeological sites dating back to about 3000 BC in Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Lapis lazuli appears in many Egyptian archaeological sites that date back to about 3000 BC. It was used in many ornamental objects and jewelry. Powdered lapis was used as a cosmetic and a pigment. In Biblical times the word "sapphire" was often used as a name for lapis lazuli. For that reason, many scholars believe that at least some of the references to sapphire fashion in the Bible are actually references to lapis lazuli. Some modern translations of the Bible use the word "lapis" instead of "sapphire." Lapis lazuli started to be seen in Europe during the Middle Ages. It arrived in the form of jewelry, cutting rough, and finely ground pigment. Today lapis lazuli is still used in jewelry and ornamental objects. As a pigment it has been replaced with modern materials except by artists who strive to use historical methods.