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Lapis Lazuli
Medicinal use: reduces fever, blood problems, suppresses migraine headaches, helps with detoxification. It strengthens the immune system, helps with respiratory diseases, affects the thyroid gland and vocal cords, strengthens eyesight, lowers blood pressure, purifies the blood, is effective for insomnia.
Uses: joy, loyalty, love, courage, protection, healing
Properties: a receptive stone, assigned to the planet Venus and the element of water.
An uplifting spiritual stone, excellent for meditation, brings calmness, works against depression, quickly removes stress and brings deep calm and peace. A protective stone, especially for children. Gives courage, increases psychological awareness. It balances the 5th chakra and opens the 6th chakra. It brings compassion, honesty and integrity. Eliminates communication difficulties, teaches listening to others. It reveals the inner truth, enables self-expression without clinging to compromises. It promotes creativity, amplifies thoughts and brings a clear perspective to them. It strengthens relationships, removes cruelty and hardship.
Color: dark blue with gold flecks
Country of origin: Afghanistan, Chile, Italy, Argentina, USA, Tajikistan
Technical description: silicate, the main component is lazurite - sulfoaluminosilicate of sodium and calcium, it is also made up of pyrite, calcite and sometimes sodalite. It is a relatively rare stone with a matte to vitreous luster, translucent to opaque with indistinct cleavage. It has been used as a jewelry stone in Egypt for millennia.
Degree of hardness: 5-5.5
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