Lapis Lazuli Tumbled Stone VG224
- Material: Lapis Lazuli
- Product Type: Tumbled Stones
- Quantity: Set of 50-70 Stones
What Makes the Lapis Lazuli Tumbled Stone Special?
Lapis Lazuli stands out with its royal blue base color interspersed with shimmering golden pyrite and occasional white calcite patterns. The tumbled shape softens natural edges, creating a compact form that highlights color continuity and reflective polish. Each piece undergoes careful polishing to maintain the stone's integrity while revealing its distinctive celestial appearance. This combination of striking visual appeal and quality craftsmanship makes Lapis Lazuli tumbled stones a sought-after addition to any crystal inventory. The Lapis Lazuli Tumbled Stone selection is curated for consistency, making it suitable for resale, creative styling, and wholesale tumbled stone programs seeking reliable visual quality.
1. History
Lapis lazuli is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense colour; its name originates from the Persian word for the gem, lazward, and serves as the root of the word for blue in several languages, including Spanish and Portuguese azul and English azure. It is composed primarily of the minerals lazurite, pyrite, diopside and calcite, and as early as the 7th millennium BC it was mined in the Sar-i Sang mines and other mines in Badakhshan province in modern northeast Afghanistan; it was also used in the funeral mask of Tutankhamun.
2. Origin
Lapis lazuli's most important historical source is Afghanistan (Badakhshan), with further material from Chile, Russia, Pakistan and Italy; the blue comes from lazurite, the golden flecks from pyrite and the white patterns from calcite, together creating the celestial look of this item. This item is a tumbled stone; the product page lists the material as Lapis Lazuli, the product type as Tumbled Stones and the quantity as a set of 50-70 stones, showing a royal blue base interspersed with shimmering golden pyrite and occasional white calcite patterns.
3. Usage
The product page notes that the tumbled shape softens natural edges to create a compact form that highlights colour continuity and reflective polish, and that each piece undergoes careful polishing to maintain the stone's integrity while revealing its distinctive celestial appearance, with the selection curated for consistency so it suits resale, creative styling and wholesale programmes seeking reliable visual quality. Lapis lazuli has a Mohs hardness of about 5 to 6, so knocks and scratches, prolonged soaking and chemicals should be avoided and a soft cloth used for cleaning.
4. Benefits & Suitable For
In common crystal usage, lapis lazuli is regarded as a stone of wisdom, truth and spiritual connection, often linked with the third-eye and throat chakras and said to support clear thinking, sincere expression and inner awareness; it therefore suits people who need clear judgement and good communication, such as students, managers and those in communication-heavy roles, as well as anyone wanting to deepen spiritual practice. For shops, its royal blue with gold is highly recognisable and a perennial favourite, making it ideal as the centrepiece of themed displays and premium sets.