Lapis 10mm Round Large Hole 8-InchLapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite, and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it. This

“buttery

Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal to blue to bright blue to dark blue to green

” the Sinhalese word for “mixed color precious stone

Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar

meaning it forms by replacing another mineral’s crystal structure atom by atom with its own crystal structure

Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20-ton blocks of the stone

second only to Quartz

which occurs in many colors

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

Rainbow Obsidian is known as a grounding and protective stone

with occasional inclusions of Black Tourmaline that crisscross the stone in fibrous patterns

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine