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Lapis lazuli is a mineral, and a gemstone. It is formed as a metamorphic rock of the limestone type.Lapis is famous for its beautiful blue colour: its name means stone of blue. Lapis Lazuli has been used for many things.Its has been made into beads and used in jewellery since Prehistoric times.apis lazuli is a metamorphic rock made from several minerals, but mainly Lazurite. Lazurite has been mined for over 6,000 years in Afghanistan. It is also mined at Lake Baikal in Siberia; at Mount Vesuvius in Italy; in Burma; Canada; and the United States.
In the Americas, the Incas, Molles, Diaguitas and other pre-Columbian cultures have, for thousands of years, used lapis lazuli to ornament masks and other artifacts. more.... A relatively soft stone, with a hardness of around 5.5 on the Mohs scale, lapis lazuli is one of the most valuable semi opaque stones. Often times referred to as a gem, this beautiful stone is lltechnically a rock, consisting mostly of the minerals, lazurite and pyrite which makes up the golden specks.