Lazurite stones are familiar to most Russian women. They make inexpensive, but very beautiful jewelry: bracelets, rings with stones, necklaces. This mineral is very soft and easy to process.
Gemstone lapis lazuli is very dense. It is always dark blue. Sometimes it is specially tinted. The most valuable stone is considered to be with golden sparkles of pyrite.
Lazurite stones. Chemical Composition
Lapis lazuli is an aluminosilicate with varying amounts of sulfur. The more sulfur, the richer, brighter the color of the stone. Dark blue, purple or deep blue lapis lazuli stones are especially valued. For inexpensive jewelry, green, gray or mixed shades of stones are used. Often lapis lazuli contains inclusions of pyrite. Then it shimmers with golden or silver sparkles. In nature, lapis lazuli stones are most often found in the form of plates. Octahedron-shaped crystals are rarer and more expensive. Lapis lazuli has the usual cubic structure, in which chloride ions are located in the center and at the corners, and sodium ions surround them. Experts call lapis lazuli not only stones, but also rock, which consists of intergrown grains of lapis lazuli, dolomite andseveral other breeds. Stones are mined in Russia, Chile, Afghanistan, the USA and other countries.
Properties and purpose
It has always been believed that lapis lazuli is the stone of God's chosen ones. Unusually beautiful, especially in sunlight, lapis lazuli is able to cleanse a person's aura, cleanse him of bad thoughts and bad views. Lapis lazuli is a stone (photo) of nobility, sincerity, high intentions. If you want to express your honest heart intentions to your beloved, give her this stone: the girl will appreciate your nobility. Moreover, it is believed that lapis lazuli helps its owner to become merciful and sympathetic, promotes his spiritual growth, increases wisdom and helps to choose the right path in life. The stone attracts good luck and success, helps to find true love.
A person who wears lapis lazuli jewelry will never commit an unjust act. Traditional healers believe that he is able to speed up the healing of burns. It perfectly relieves pain from bruises and injuries, has powerful anti-inflammatory qualities. A stone that suits all signs of the zodiac must be carried with you. This will help the owner avoid dangerous situations, protect him from injury. If lapis lazuli in a gold frame is worn around the neck, then it will help strengthen the mind and physical body. It protects pregnant women from toxicosis and facilitates childbirth. With the help of lapis lazuli, migraines can be cured (for this, the stone is placed on the bridge of the nose). A stone worn around the neck like a necklace removesnervous excitement, lowers blood pressure, erases bitter memories. Some healers even claim that such a necklace can restore the mind to the mentally ill. Some healers are sure that by peering into blue or blue lapis lazuli in the evenings, one can restore vision. Crushed into powder and added to drink, the stone saves from poisoning, removes poisons.
