{"product_id":"lapis-lazuli-rough-21","title":"Lapis Lazuli Rough Specimen – Badakhshan, Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eSourced directly from the legendary deposits of Badakhshan, this 285g unpolished specimen offers a raw look into the heart of the earth. The fine-grained lazurite matrix exhibits a deep, saturated indigo-to-ultramarine core, showing off the stone's true texture before any lapidary alteration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specimen features a highly compact, blocky silhouette measuring 7.0 cm by 6.0 cm across, giving it a powerful, dense visual footprint that displays beautifully on a shelf. What makes this piece truly exceptional for its width is its massive \u003cb\u003e3.8 cm depth\u003c\/b\u003e. This thick, near-equant profile gives it incredible three-dimensional volume and a heavy, satisfyingly substantial visual weight from every angle. Across its raw, texturized surfaces, veins of brilliant metallic golden \u003cb\u003ePyrite\u003c\/b\u003e and pathways of white calcite are dynamically exposed in their natural state, mirroring a dramatic, rugged \"starry night\" landscape. It serves as an ideal piece for collectors who appreciate unrefined mineral aesthetics, lapidary artists looking for dense carving material, or as a natural, earth-born focal piece for your workspace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Premier Fine Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52620504957215,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/5077\/7375\/files\/IMG_3380.jpg?v=1781687054","url":"https:\/\/premierfineminerals.com\/products\/lapis-lazuli-rough-21","provider":"Premier Fine Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}