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Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan; Lapis-lazuli Mine; Lapis-lazuli deposit), Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang), Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province (Badakshan Province; Badahsan Province), Afghanistan
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Name:A.Boetus de Boodt, 1636, Gemm. Lapid. Hist. page 273. It is said to be derived from the Latin 'Lapis' and the persian 'Lazhward', meaning Blue.

The name should be pronounced 'Lap-is Laz-u-lee'
A Mixture Of:Calcite, Lazurite, Pyrite


A rock type, containing primarily Lazurite, Calcite and Pyrite. Mined and carved as a decorative stone, this rock has a distinctive blue colour (due to the Lazurite), and this name is often mistakenly given for the mineral Lazurite itself.
Lapis Lazuli was originally described from Lapis-lazuli Mine, Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan.

Classification of Lapis Lazuli

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Other Names for Lapis Lazuli

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Chilean LapisDenim Lapis

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Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Lapis Lazuli

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Hogarth, D.D. and Griffin, W.L. (1978) Lapis lazuli from Baffin Island - a Precambrian meta-evaporite. Lithos: 11: 37-60.

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    • Localities for Lapis Lazuli

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    Afghanistan
     
    • Badakhshan Province (Badakshan Province; Badahsan Province)
      • Jurm District
        • Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley)
          • Jurm (Firghamu; Firgamu)
    		Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
      • Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts
        • Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley)
          • Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang)
    		Van King
      • Zebak District
        • Sanglich
    		Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
    Burma (Myanmar)
     
    • Mandalay Division
      • Sagaing District
        • Mogok
    		No reference listed
    Canada
     
    • Nunavut Territory
      • Baffin Island
    		Rocks & Minerals: 58: 12; Lithos: 11: 37-60.
    Chile
     
    • Coquimbo Region
      • Limarí Province
        • Ovalle
    Italy
     
    • Latium
      • Rome Province
        • Alban Hills
    		De Michele, V. (1974). Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e)
        • Irkutskaya Oblast'
    Tajikistan
     
    • Viloyati Mukhtori Gorno-Badakhshan (Viloyati Badakhshoni Kuni)
    		Gerard van der Veld
    USA
     
    • California
    		AmMin 23:111
        • San Gabriel Mts
          • San Antonio Canyon
    		Eaton, A. L. 1946. Pomona club collects at mineralized Cascade Canyon. The Desert Magazine, Volume 9 Number 10, August. Desert Press, Inc. El Centro, California, p. 31, 40pp.
    Sterrett, D. B. 1911. Gems and precious stones. Mineral Resources of the United States for 1910, part 2; Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey: p. 872
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