Polished Lapis Lazuli Freeform, 132g, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Small, thick and easy to hold

This polished Lapis Lazuli freeform from Badakhshan, Afghanistan is a pocket-size piece. It measures 6.4 cm by 5.0 cm and is 3.0 cm thick, which gives it a chunky, rounded shape and not a flat cut. It weighs 132 grams, and it feels dense for its size. The lazurite is deep royal blue, fine-grained and smooth.

Gold flecks on blue

A light dusting of gold pyrite sits on the polished faces. The flecks are small and scattered, and they show up most when you tilt the stone under a lamp. If you want to know how to tell real pyrite from dyed or fake Lapis, our Afghan Lapis Lazuli buying guide covers it.

Where it fits

It sits steady on a shelf or desk, and it is small enough to hold. This size works for a first polished Lapis piece. If you’re building a collection, our guide on starting a mineral collection gives some ideas.

See similar pieces

Other polished Lapis is in our polished stone collection, and everything from Badakhshan is in the Lapis Lazuli collection.