Namak Mandi remains the go-to place for people who are interested in buying lapis lazuli, a precious gemstone. Speaking to The Express Tribune, a trader at the market said different varieties of the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The first blue pigment to hold its color was often prized over gold. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was ground into an iridescent pigment, sometimes called ultramarine, that ...

Plus azurite, chrysocolla, aquamarine, lapis lazuli, tanzanite, tourmaline ... Brilliant blues are the main event this weekend in Tucson. “Shades of Blue: Minerals of the World” is the theme of the ...

Lapis Lazuli, revered for its deep blue hue and golden pyrite flecks, is a stone of wisdom and truth, deeply connected to Rahu in Vedic astrology. It aids in spiritual insight, self-awareness, and ...

Baffin Island holds some of its treasures in plain sight, with rocks that produce rare gems sitting exposed to the elements, scientists say. A new study from the University of British Columbia shows ...

Defined by a deep, ultramarine hue, lapis lazuli is one of the world’s oldest and most storied jewellery materials. Unusually, it’s not a single mineral, but a rock composed of lazurite – responsible ...