{"product_id":"rough-lapis-lazuli-mine-4-badakhshan-700g","title":"Rough Lapis Lazuli Mine 4 Specimen – Badakhshan, Afghanistan","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRough Lapis Lazuli Mine 4 Specimen – Badakhshan, Afghanistan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eraw Lapis Lazuli specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e weighs 700 grams and comes from Mine 4, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/premierfineminerals.com\/collections\/lapis-lazuli\" title=\"Lapis Lazuli collecctions\"\u003eBadakhshan, Afghanistan\u003c\/a\u003e, offered in its natural, unpolished state. Its near-square silhouette, measuring 11.0 x 10.0 x 4.5 cm, gives it a wide, broad face rather than a narrow or elongated form, and its flat base allows it to stand upright on its own without a mount or stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMineral Composition and Color\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe specimen carries a deep, saturated indigo-to-ultramarine core, with metallic golden \u003cstrong\u003ePyrite\u003c\/strong\u003e veins and pathways of white Calcite exposed across its raw, textured surface. These minerals naturally occur alongside Lazurite in Lapis Lazuli deposits and remain fully visible here in their unaltered state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDisplay and Lapidary Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt 700 grams with a broad, self-standing form, this \u003cstrong\u003eMine 4 Lapis Lazuli specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e suits a gallery shelf or exhibition case where its wide face can be appreciated at a glance. Its raw, uncut form also makes it usable as material for lapidary artists working with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/premierfineminerals.com\/collections\/rough-stone\" title=\"rough stone\"\u003erough stone\u003c\/a\u003e in larger cutting yields. Each piece from Premier Fine Minerals ships with locality documentation confirming its Afghan origin.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Premier Fine Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52620680167711,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/5077\/7375\/files\/700g_raw_Lapis_Lazuli_Mine_4_specimen_from_Badakhshan.jpg?v=1789445983","url":"https:\/\/premierfineminerals.com\/products\/rough-lapis-lazuli-mine-4-badakhshan-700g","provider":"Premier Fine Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}