Lapis Lazuli - Macro Mondays- "Rock"
Lapis lazuli or lapis for short, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi precious stone that has been prized for its intense color. It was used in the funeral mask of Tutankhamon (1341-1323 BC.) Most of it is mined in Afghanistan. At the end of the Middle Ages it began to be exported to Europe, where it was ground into powder and made into ultramarine, the finest and most expensive of all blue pigments.
These are my lapis beads I got when in college and have always loved their blue color and flecks of gold.
Lapis Lazuli - Macro Mondays- "Rock"
Lapis lazuli or lapis for short, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi precious stone that has been prized for its intense color. It was used in the funeral mask of Tutankhamon (1341-1323 BC.) Most of it is mined in Afghanistan. At the end of the Middle Ages it began to be exported to Europe, where it was ground into powder and made into ultramarine, the finest and most expensive of all blue pigments.
These are my lapis beads I got when in college and have always loved their blue color and flecks of gold.