Lapis Lazuli Rough Specimen – Badakhshan, Afghanistan | 65g Hand-Sized Display Piece by Premier Fine Minerals

This delightful 65g Lapis Lazuli Rough Specimen is sourced directly from the legendary deposits of Badakhshan, Afghanistan — the world's most celebrated source of Lapis Lazuli, continuously mined for over 6,000 years. The fine-grained Lazurite matrix exhibits a deep, saturated indigo-to-ultramarine core, showcasing the stone's true, unrefined character before any lapidary alteration. At Premier Fine Minerals, every specimen — regardless of size — is hand-selected for color depth, Pyrite distribution, and display quality.

Measuring 7.5 cm × 4.0 cm × 2.5 cm, this hand-sized specimen offers a perfect, comfortable footprint that displays beautifully on any shelf, desk, or collector's tray. Despite its compact weight, its 2.5 cm depth gives it a satisfying three-dimensional volume and visual weight well above its size class. Across its raw, textured surfaces, veins of brilliant metallic Golden Pyrite and pathways of white Calcite are dynamically exposed in their natural state — creating a miniature "starry night" landscape that captures the full beauty and character of authentic Afghan Lapis Lazuli.

This piece is a perfect entry-level collector specimen, an ideal gift for mineral enthusiasts, or a natural earth-born accent for a workspace, bookshelf, or meditation space. Its hand-friendly size, rich color, and authentic Badakhshan provenance make it one of the most accessible and giftable pieces in our Lapis Lazuli collection. All specimens at Premier Fine Minerals are ethically sourced and sold with full locality documentation.