Lapis Lazul Lauzli Jade Pendant necklace Afghanistan

This is a really pretty Lapis lazuli Turquoise Jade necklace from Afghanistan. It was beautifully designed with symetry. At the bbottom the main pendant stone is high quality natural Lapis which has a deep blue color and golden pyrite specks indicating excellent quality. The smaller beads consist of natual Afghanistan black Jade stone and Turquoise ( I beleive the Turquoise is the synthetic kind). It was strung with a high tension jewelry making wire to help preserve the necklace and keep it from flying apart. The clasp is metal.

Some characteristics of Lapis:

Some characteristics and metaphysical properties of Lapis Lazuli:



Lapis, although technically a rock, is often referred to as gemstone because of its rarity and mystical blue and gold color. It is primarily found in only two places in the world, Afghanistan and Chile. The Afghanistan Lapis being prized as the more beautiful. It is made of mostly lazurite and pyrite. Pyrite giving the stone its golden specks of color.

Lapis is valued for its beauty, rarity, and positive metaphysical properties.

Considered an Aphrodisiac by the Romans and a magical stone by the Egyptians the used the rock for making carvings and jewelry.

Lapis might be regarded as the stone of friendship and truth. It can help with awareness, creativity and communication so is excellent for people who want to improve their communication or whose jobs require a lot of verbal interaction. It can be useful in overcoming insomnia, depression and aid as a protective stone.



Necklace Length: 23" long ( 58.4 cm long )



Lapis Pendant Size: 1.6" long and .8" wide ( 4.1 cm long and 2 cm wide )



Necklace Weight: .85 oz ( 25 gm )