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IF YOU PICK LAPIS LAZULI, YOU SEEK TO REACH YOUR GOALS.
♦ OLDEN DAYS MYTHS
Lapis lazuli was believed to break down barriers, allowing people to go beyond what they thought they could do. If so, lapis would help you reach goals you thought were impossible.
♦ ROCK-SOLID FACTS
Lapis lazuli is a deep blue stone, often with gold-colored flecks. It is actually a mix of four different minerals: lazurite, pyrite, calcite, and diopside.
♦ ROCK ON
The ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli for jewelry, carvings, and amulets. They also ground it into a fine powder to use as eye shadow. It was one of the earliest kinds of makeup.
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Photographs by Chip Clark (agate); Chip Clark/NMNH/Smithsonian Institution (moonstone, citrine, malachite, lapis lazuli, jade, rose quartz, clear quartz); Layne Kennedy/Corbis (amber); Julie West/Rainbow (bloodstone); Martin Walz (map) |
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