Lapis 10mm Round - 8-Inch R0383 Onyx has been both revered

Onyx has been both revered and feared throughout history

Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue-green to light green stone

displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands

White Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How

but has been used historically to describe the transparent variety

Lapis 10mm Round - 8-Inch R0383 Onyx has been both reveredLapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. During the Renaissance, Lapis was ground and processed to make the pigment ultramarine for use in frescoes and oil painting. It is not a mineral, but a combination of minerals, including lazurite, calcite, sodalite and pyrite. Note: Our 8 inch line of Lapis has had its color enhanced by dyeing.