Lapis Lazuli Dangle Earrings - 950 Silver

These beauties check all the boxes for a simple elegance that harkens to earlier times. The Lapis Lazuli is top-notch with the mandatory pyrite present it each piece and set in .950 purity silver as the icing on the cake!

They measure 1-1/8” long and are in excellent vintage condition.

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The name means "blue rock" and is always a brilliant blue with violet or greenish tints. ​The rich blue color is due to the lazurite that is an essential component of this mineral. Small crystals of pyrite are always present in lapis lazuli and their brassy yellow color is both attractive and diagnostic in distinguishing lapis lazuli from its blue cousin - sodalite, which lacks pyrite. 

The Sumerians believed that the spirit of their gods lived within the stone, while the ancient Egyptians saw it as a symbol of the night sky. Since the earliest of times, lapis lazuli has been associated with royalty, strength and courage, wisdom and intellect, friendship and truth.