Lapis Stone | Lapis Lazuli Beads | Faceted Rondelles | 6mm to 7.5mm

A lapis stone this perfect should be reserved for the most special and unique of necklaces, bracelets, or earrings. The lapis lazuli stone is a highly treasured rock of deepest royal blue, and it's royal blue for a significant reason. The lapis stone has been used in King Tutankhamen's burial mask, as Cleopatra's eye shadow, and as a pigment for the Virgin Mary's robes in Renaissance paintings. The lapis stone is a rock made up of a variety of minerals, most notably lazurite, which accounts for the blue, and pyrite, which lends tiny flecks of sparkling silver. Blue lapis is formed through a process of metamorphosis when existing rock is transformed through contact with heat. Use these resplendent lapis lazuli beads with design elements of silver or gold to create a truly magnificent piece of jewelry. Not only are these lapis lazuli beads satisfyingly smooth and perfectly round, they are also AAA grade, containing few inclusions of pyrite, just enough to make the celestial blue of the l