Collection: Lapis Lazuli Crystals

What You'll Find Here

Raw and Tumbled Lapis. Untumbled lapis by the pound from India, tumbled lapis by the pound from Pakistan, tumbled chips by the pound, and polished free shapes from Pakistan from about 0.8 pound to a one-kilogram bag of six to eleven pieces.

Carvings and Display Pieces. A pyramid about an inch across, polished eggs in two sizes, a six-inch obelisk, a polished standing point of about 6.6 pounds, a set of twelve hearts, and a gemstone tree of 300 lapis chips hung with pentacles.

Divination. A chambered lapis pendulum, with a bob that opens to hold a slip of paper, herbs, or a drop of oil.

Jewelry. Lapis bracelets in 4mm and 8mm beads, a power bracelet, a chip bracelet, a palo santo and lapis bracelet, and mixed bracelets with amethyst and black tourmaline. Necklaces include a lapis chakra necklace and a Buddha necklace with labradorite, plus pentacle earrings, wire-wrapped points, and a dragon keychain. The chip bracelet and the 4mm stretch bracelet are dyed lapis, and their listings say so.

How to Choose Lapis Lazuli

Start with what you want it for. For truth and clear speech, wear a bracelet or a necklace near the throat. For study, writing, and decisions, keep an egg, a pyramid, or a heart on the desk. For divination, use the chambered pendulum. For grids and charm bags, a pound of tumbled stones or chips gives you plenty.

The best lapis is an even, deep royal blue with fine gold flecks and little white. More calcite makes it paler and less costly, and more pyrite makes it sparkle. Dyed lapis is a uniform, vivid blue, often with color pooled in the cracks.

Lapis lazuli is 5 to 5.5 on the Mohs scale, softer than quartz, so store it apart from harder stones. A quick rinse is fine; skip soaking, salt water, and cleaners, and wipe it dry with a soft cloth.

For lapis lazuli's meaning, its history from Sumer to Renaissance paint, and how to spot a fake, read our full guide, Lapis Lazuli Meaning: Spiritual Properties and Uses.

Explore Related Collections

Sodalite Crystals carries the blue stone most often mistaken for lapis, and Pyrite Crystals carries the gold that flecks it. Amethyst Crystals and Blue Kyanite are the other stones of the third eye and throat. Pendulums and Tumbled Stones carry the same forms in other stones.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is lapis lazuli?
Lapis lazuli is a deep blue rock made mostly of the mineral lazurite, with white calcite and gold pyrite. It has been mined in Afghanistan for more than six thousand years and was prized in Sumer and Egypt, and Renaissance painters ground it into ultramarine, once the most expensive blue a painter could buy.

What is lapis lazuli good for?
In crystal practice, lapis lazuli is used for truth, wisdom, honest speech, and inner sight, and it is tied to the throat and third eye chakras. Scott Cunningham lists it for joy, love, fidelity, psychic work, protection, and courage.

How can I tell if lapis lazuli is real?
Look for gold pyrite flecks and soft-edged white calcite rather than dye pooled in the cracks. Dyed howlite or jasper sold as lapis is a flat, even blue with no gold, and an acetone swab on the back lifts color from dyed stone and nothing from real lapis.

Where is lapis lazuli found?
The finest lapis still comes from the Sar-i Sang mines of Badakhshan in northeast Afghanistan. Chile mines a paler lapis, and smaller amounts come from Pakistan, Russia, and other countries. The lapis here comes from Pakistan, India, and China.

Is lapis lazuli expensive?
Most lapis is affordable, and the price follows the depth of the blue and how little calcite it shows. Here, a pyramid is $7.95, a pound of untumbled lapis is $23.95, a 2-to-3-inch egg is $48.95, and a pound of tumbled lapis is $51.95.

Can lapis lazuli go in water?
Briefly. A quick rinse is fine, but lapis is soft and porous, so do not soak it or use salt water or cleaners. Dry it right away.