Awesome Lot of Paraiba Blue Lazurite Facet Rough from Afghanistan. This is some of the most awesome colored material we have seen. When we initially had this come by us we thought it was either Apatite or Dioptase or maybe even some form of Afghanite, however, after shooting it over to a friend he informed us that it was "Lazurite." We tried to find out any information we could on Facet Grade Lazurite - the gem version of Lapis Lazuli - but that was to no avail as there is very little information available. As a result of the lack of information we can't guarantee what the heck this is; however, we have received word from a knowledgeable friend who did some tests on it and gave us the name Lazurite. We really haven't seen much of this material in the market and were lucky to get a hold of it. We don't anticipate getting more so if you like the oddities and collector items don't miss out. Overall the material is small and roughly 50% of it is what we would consider Facet Grade. The color on this is to die for so grab it while you can!!!

Just a note, we looked at this through our Chelsea Filter and it tested positive for Chromium. This would tend to indicate that it is NOT Lazurite as we haven't seen Chromium Present in anything we read under the chemical composition of Lazurite.....Good Luck!

1. Unknown.