Lapis Lazuli Chips 36" A-b Grades

Name: 99ST409: Lapis Lazuli Chips 36" A-b Grades
Brand: Hongkong Newbosun Gems Factory Ltd
SKU: 99ST409
Price: 9.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$9⁹⁵ ~~$16⁵⁸~~

SKU: 99ST409

Lapis lazuli chips on a 36-inch strand, offered in A and B grades so you can choose the quality that fits your project and budget. The irregular chip shape gives each strand its own character — no two are exactly alike.

Expect the deep, inky blue lapis is known for, with natural variation in tone and the occasional vein of white calcite or gold-flecked pyrite that makes genuine stone what it is.

Specifications

Size: 6 mm
Color: ["Purples"]
Material: Lapis Lazuli

What to make with them

Chip strands work beautifully knotted into continuous necklaces or layering pieces where the organic shapes read as intentional texture; they're also a natural fit for wire-wrapping into pendants or incorporating into boho-style fringe earrings alongside seed beads and metal findings.

Showroom Location

Showroom Aisle 12 Section P on the hook

Description

Small gemstone are both popular and versatile. Their convenient size makes them easy to work with, and useful in a wide variety of designs. You can use them as a subtle color accent or base your entire design upon them. Their natural organic shape makes them a great partner for beads like precious metal rounds or metallic seed beads. Along with malachite, Lapis Lazuli is one of the first treasured stones of human kind, and has been mined for over 7,000 years. Its name stems from the Latin word "lapis" meaning stone and from the Arabic word "azula" meaning blue. This treasured blue stone can be found throughout many ancient civilizations. Before a synthetic substitute was created, it was often ground and used as a pigment, making blue paint, "Ultramarine" the most expensive and valuable paint available. For this reason, blue paint was most often reserved for royalty and holy figures such as the Madonna. Much of the worlds Lapis Lazuli is mined from mountains in northern Afghanistan.