Lapis Lazuli Mine Locations and Qualities by GIA

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Lapis Lazuli Mine Locations and Qualities by GIA. What is lapis lazuli, and where is it mined? In this video, Sam Naseri discusses the mines in Afghanistan and the different types of lapis lazuli that are being sourced from them. Naseri also discusses the fact that the lapis lazuli currently being sourced from Afghanistan remains of high quality. Learn about how the price of lapis lazuli is impacted by its most prized color, which is a uniform dark blue to blue-violet, or otherwise known as lapis blue, without any visible calcite. You’ll understand why this gem was treasured by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece and Rome.
Learn more about lapis lazuli with GIA's gem encyclopedia: www.gia.edu/lap...
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• Lapis Lazuli Description: www.gia.edu/lap...
• Lapis Lazuli Buyer’s Guide: www.gia.edu/lap...
• Lapis Lazuli History and Lore: www.gia.edu/lap...
• Lapis Lazuli Care and Cleaning: www.gia.edu/lap...
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[@1963zinnia]

Beautilful lapis

[@alialavi3626]

Does anyone know where to buy lapis lazuli? thanks

[@sbmh2845]

Yes I know

[@Guneriuss]

3 years later.. still waiting?!🫡

[@gabbarnikhil5553]

How much

[@STONES624]

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[@asifshikh4371]

Price range

[@rifkelsstadir]

Does anyone know how to buy lapis lazuli in a bigger size I'm looking for two stones about one meter in hight after polishing ? Thanks

[@said.skopal]

i think that its impossible to find in that size,jasper and agate maybe,but lapis....very hard

[@tc4245]

Try Jan Minerals on eBay.

[@sbmh2845]

Yes I know

[@verafernandes632]

No Chile 🇨🇱tem muito lapis lazuli e malakita .🤩🇧🇷

[@esotericknowledge9390]

Did anyone see that orb at the end ? Just some ancient spirit connected to the stone lapis

[@robertbaraka6587]

Yes, I see also :-)

[@handtied]

Isoteric power from the stone..maybe

[@joefinnerty9018]

Just a mirror reflection

[@eimimimi36]

Where

[@yukowolfang8645]

A reflection I think, but it's fun to imagine it as something more

[@sunnywakefield181]

YOU REMEMBERED ! ...HA !

[@quinn_gabriell5870]

put it in a mirror lol

[@iosefgarcia7499]

#BabiloniaLapisLazuli.

[@sunder2651]

dammnnn