Raw Lapis Lazuli Elongated Specimen – Badakhshan, 393g

Elongated Lapis Lazuli Rough Specimen from Badakhshan

This raw Lapis Lazuli specimen weighs 393 grams and comes from Badakhshan, Afghanistan. It's offered exactly as sourced, with no lapidary work applied, so the surface you see is the surface that formed underground. If you're browsing our wider range of Lapis Lazuli specimens, this one stands out for its length and thickness together.

Shape and Size

Measuring 12.3 x 6.4 cm across with a 5.0 cm depth, the piece is long and slender in outline but far from flat. That 5.0 cm depth gives it a thick, blocky body, so it reads as a solid chunk of stone rather than a plate or slab.

Mineral Composition and Color

The core is a Lazurite matrix in a deep, saturated indigo-to-ultramarine blue. Across the raw surface you'll find veins of metallic golden Pyrite and pathways of white Calcite, both minerals that occur naturally alongside Lazurite in Lapis Lazuli. Nothing has been treated, dyed, or enhanced. If you're curious where this stone is mined, our guide on where Lapis Lazuli comes from covers the major deposits.

Display and Lapidary Use

An elongated Lapis Lazuli specimen like this suits a gallery shelf or collector's cabinet, where its length can be shown off. Its uncut form also makes it usable as material for lapidary artists who work with rough stone rather than finished cuts. You can browse more mineral specimens and crystals from Afghanistan and Pakistan in our main collection.