Lapis Lazuli Beads | Lapis Stone | Smooth Round | 16mm $50-$75 turquoise gives the jewelry piece

turquoise gives the jewelry piece a dash of pizazz that quickly becomes the focal point of every conversation

mined exclusively in the Andes mountains

but these Oregon opals have a charm all their own

Color: Clear with Black Striations

Quartz beads have a certain allure to them that makes them fit for every occasion

Lapis Lazuli Beads | Lapis Stone | Smooth Round | 16mm $50-$75 turquoise gives the jewelry pieceThese lapis lazuli beads resemble tiny blue worlds where one could easily imagine an ultramarine paradise. The lapis stone gets its moniker from both Latin "lapis" and Arabic "lahzuward" meaning "stone" and "blue," respectively, and many other languages have based their words for blue, azur in Spanish, azuriu in Russian, azzurro in Italian, on the Arabic "lahzuward." The lapis stone is so famous that its pigment was chosen to represent the color of