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Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli is an intense blue semi-precious stone. It has been mined for 6,500 years in Badakhshan, Afganisthan. It has lazurite as the main component. Its used in jewellery, mosaics, architecture and as a pigment called ultramarine in tempera paintings. It was used by Assyrians and Babylonians for seals, as an eyeshadow by Cleopatra and Romans believe it to be an aphrodisiac. It is thought to keep limbs healthy and free the soul from error, envy and fear.
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