Lazurite

  
Lapis lazuli in marble
Origin: Lapis Lazuli Mine, Sar-e-sang, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 5.2 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm
 

  

Lazurite on marble
Origin: Koksha Valley, Sar-E-Sang, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 4.8 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
 
  
  
Lazurite crystal on marble
Origin: Badakshan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 5 x 5 x 3.4 cm
 
  
Lazurite on marble
Origin: Firgamu, Badakhashan Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 5.0 x 4.9 x 3.2 cm
 
  
 
  
Ex. Marilyn Dodge collection
  
  
Lazurite on marble
Origin: Sar-E-Sang, Badakshan Province, Afghanistan
Sample size: 19 x 12 x 10.5 cm (top), 3.3 x 3.1 x 1.4 cm (2nd/3rd row), 4.2 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm (4th/bottom row)
 
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Lazurite with disseminated pyrite
Origin: Kokcha River, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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