The balls of lapis lazuli AA have a diameter of about 6mm.
The strands are 40cm long and strung for transport. We recommend that you always replace the transport thread with suitable knotting material.
"Lapis Lazuli" means "blue stone" - the origin of the name is Persian and came to Europe via Arabia around the Middle Ages. Known synonyms are mountain blue, bluestone, glaze and ultramarine.
Modern gemstone therapy according to Michael Gienger uses lapis lazuli as a healing stone when unpleasant things are to be brought up; the stone supports strengthening one's own authenticity and is therefore also called the "stone of truth".
The name Lapis Lazuli is derived from the Latin terms "lapis" (stone) and lazulum (blue). Deviating spellings such as lapis lazuli, lapis lazuli or lapis lazuli are not correct. Due to the long fame of lapis lazuli, there are numerous synonyms. These include azure d'acre, azurum ultramarinum, bleu d'azure, lapis lazuli ultramarine, lazure stone/lazure stone, lazurium, oltremare, oriental blue, outremer lapis, pierre d'azur, ultramarine genuine, ultramarine ino/verdadero, ultramarine natural scythium.