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Lapis is a beautiful royal blue stone often associated with royalty. Lapis is actually a rock made up of several different minerals, usually lazurite, hauyne, sodalite and nosean, all members of the sodalite group of minerals. Also present are calcite and pyrite in varying percentages. The finest Lapis is considered to be a solid, deep blue with minimal white calcite spots and an attractive sprinkling of golden pyrite. Nowadays, it is most often seen as a necklace of beads or carved pendants.
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