You can spot a lapis lazuli necklace from across the room: dense, almost midnight blue, scattered with tiny gold flecks. Those flecks are pyrite, and the fine white veins you sometimes see are calcite. No two stones hold the same night sky.
The blue of painters and pharaohs
The name joins the Latin lapis, “stone”, with a Persian word that also gave us “azure”. Ancient Egyptian goldsmiths set it in gold, Tutankhamun's mask included. Later, painters ground it down to make ultramarine, a blue so expensive it was kept for the most precious robes. Today it's the stone of honest words and a clear mind, linked to the throat chakra.
Which one to choose?
To wear it long, the Blue Serenity mala necklace combines lapis lazuli, aquamarine and howlite and ends in a teardrop pendant; buy it alone or with its matching bracelet. For a nod to Egypt, the Eye of Horus pendant holds chips of lapis under a gold-tone eye. Three more pendants offer lapis lazuli as a stone option: a heart ringed in gold tone, the Owl on its branch and the Little Winged Guardian. Just pick the Lapis Lazuli variant.
How to care for it
Lapis lazuli is softer than quartz, so it scratches more easily, and it doesn't like perfume or soapy water. Put your necklace on last, after your perfume, wipe it with a soft cloth and keep it in its linen pouch.
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