Estonia Lapis Lazuli Diamond Gold Engagement Ring Men Women Fashion 2043

Estonia Lapis Lazuli Diamond Gold Engagement Ring Men Women Fashion. 

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Nature also created deposits in Russia, to the west of Lake Baikal, and in the Chilean Andes, where the blue rock often has white or grey lime running through it. In smaller amounts, lapis lazuli is also found in Italy, Mongolia, the USA and Canada,

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 Eritrea Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring.  

By Farzana Aamir

As they did more than 5000 years ago, the best raw stones still come from the steep Hindu Kush in the north-east of Afghanistan. The lumps of blue rock, extracted from the inhospitable mountains by blasting, are brought down into the valley in the summer months by mules.

Equatorial Guinea Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring 2041

Equatorial Guinea Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring. 

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Having said that, the stone should always be protected from acidic substances, and it should not be exposed to too much sunlight.

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El Salvador Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring.  

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Lapis lazuli is often sealed with colourless wax or synthetic resin. As long as these substances are not mixed with any colouring agent, this sealing process simply has the effect of improving the stone's wearing qualities.

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 Dominica Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring.  

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But unlike all other blue pigments, which tend to pale in the light, it has lost none of its radiance to this very day. Nowadays, the blue pigment obtained from lapis lazuli is mainly used in restoration work and by collectors of historical paints.

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 Djibouti Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring.  

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Many pictures of the Madonna, for example, were created using this paint. But in those days, ultramarine blue was not only precious and so intense that its radiance outshone all other colours; it was also very expensive.

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Denmark Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring. 

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Before the year 1834, when it became possible to produce this colour synthetically, the only ultramarine available was that valuable substance made from genuine lapis lazuli that shines out at us from many works of art today.

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Czech Republic Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring.  

By Farzana Aamir

The worth of this stone to the world of art is immeasurable, for the ultramarine of the Old Masters is nothing other than genuine lapis lazuli. Ground up into a powder and stirred up together with binding-agents, the marble-like gemstone can be used to manufacture radiant blue watercolours, tempera or oil-paints.

Cyprus Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring 2031

Cyprus Lapis Lazuli Diamond Men Women New Fashion Engagement Ring.  

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The most expensive blue of all time

The euphonious name is composed from 'lapis', the Latin word for stone, and 'azula', which comes from the Arabic and means blue. All right, so it's a blue gemstone - but what an incredible blue!