Lapis Lazuli

Curious Gifts for Curious People
Written By Jennifer Poole
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It’s Libra Season

Lapis lazuli is our featured stone for Libra season because of its usefulness in confident decision making. Libras can be a bit indecisive and just need a bit of courage to bring their wisdom to the surface. Happy Birthday, Libras!

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A few Lapis Lazuli facts:

Classification
Metamorphic rock. It is not a mineral.

Is a variety of
Lazurite

Similar blue minerals
Sodalite, Kyanite, Azurite, Chalcanthite

Mohs Hardness
5 to 5.5

Lapis Lazuli an intensely blue stone made of a deep blue lazurite, cloudy white calcite, sparkly pyrite and other minerals. It has been associated with strength, courage, royalty, wisdom, intellect and truth. Known as a symbol of the night sky because of its deep blue color and tiny flecks of mica which look like a night sky full of stars.

Ground lapis, known as ultramarine, has been used as a pigment in famous painting such as The Starry Night by Van Gogh and Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer. Cleopatra was known to use ground lapis as eyeshadow.

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Libra x Lapis Lazuli Birthday Collection
Sep 23 – Oct 22

Be inspired by conversation and intellect with Lapis Lazuli.
Use this stone to guide you in communication and bring your wisdom to fruition.

 
Jennifer Poole

I’m Jen, I run a design studio and I have a goods line called Curio House where I make curious gifts for curious people. Have you ever wondered why kids love a simple cardboard box rather than the gift inside it? It’s because it allows them to transport themselves into a world of imagination, play and possibilities; it engages their curiosity. I think, as adults, we need to engage our curiosity every day. What makes you curious? What sparks your giftees' imaginations? The answers are important and are at the heart of great gift-giving.

https://www.curio.house
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