Wonderful quality lapis lazuli specimen - natural deep blue color - Height: 79 mm - Width: 84 mm- 390 g

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Wonderful quality lapis lazuli specimen with natural deep blue color, weighing 390 g, dimensions 79 × 84 × 24 mm, origin Afghanistan, with pyrite and calcite inclusions.

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A stunning specimen of extra-quality lapis lazuli, with an intense blue coloration and inclusions of pyrite and calcite that create a beautiful contrast of colors.
The coloration of this specimen is particularly dark and bright, indicating excellent quality.

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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A stunning specimen of extra-quality lapis lazuli, with an intense blue coloration and inclusions of pyrite and calcite that create a beautiful contrast of colors.
The coloration of this specimen is particularly dark and bright, indicating excellent quality.

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Details

Mineral Form
Wonderful quality lapis lazuli specimen - natural deep blue color
Weight
390 g
Country of Origin
Afghanistan
Height
79 mm
Width
84 mm
Depth
24 mm
ItalyVerified
12155
Objects sold
98.55%
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