2" Natural Blue Lapis Lazuli Worry Palm Stone Pyrite Crystal Calcite Mineral

Location: Afghanistan

Weight: 1.4 Ounces  

Dimensions: 2 Inches Long, 1.6 Inches Wide, 0.3 Inches Thick

The item pictured is one you will receive.  

Hardness: 5.5

Lapis Lazuli isn’t just one mineral—it’s a bold mix of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite, defying myths by excluding lazurite. Its name, meaning “blue stone” in Latin and Persian or Arabic, carries a legacy over 6,500 years old. Ancient empires like Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome coveted this stone for its fierce, electric blue glow, valuing it alongside sapphires and turquoise. Harvested from the rugged, unforgiving peaks of Badakshan, Afghanistan—mountains soaring up to 17,000 feet with perilous ravines—this striking blue gem is the ultimate prize for the daring few who seek its vibrant power.

The same was true as far back as 700 BC when the region was part of a country known as Bactria. The lapis mines that were producing then are still producing today. They are, in fact, the world’s oldest known commercial gemstone sources.

Braving harsh terrain, merchant caravans carried their coveted blue treasure from Bactria to the great cities of ancient Greece, India, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia. Even Marco Polo noted these elusive lapis mines back in 1271, but few outsiders have ever dared to venture into their remote, unforgiving domain.