Lapis Lazuli is a gemstone which has blue color. The gems consist of several kind of minerals inside, such lazurite, sodalite, hauyne, calcite, and pyrite. Lapis Lazuli has been used by people thousand years ago. The mystical belief is that the gems can protect the owner from evil.

 

The best quality of Lapis lazuly mostly found in Afganistan. Some country also have this kind of gemstones, such as Rusia, Chile, and USA.

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