Lapis lazuli

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Beads of lapis lazuli, with rough lapis lazuli, from Afghanistan. Lapis lazuli (sodium calcium aluminum silicate sulphur sulphate) is a rich blue opaque, semi-precious stone.

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Size: 4355px × 4316px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: afghan, afghanistan, asia, bead, decorative, east, jewellery, lapis, lazuli, metamorphic, middle, mineral, necklace, precious, rock, semi