Lazurite with pyrite Specimen- 28 g - (1)

Lazurite is the primary component of lapis lazuli, a deep blue metamorphic rock prized since antiquity for its intense color. Often accompanied by pyrite inclusions, lazurite-rich specimens display a rich ultramarine hue dotted with pyrite’s metallic gold flecks, creating a striking visual contrast. Pyrite, an iron sulfide mineral known as “fool’s gold,” often occurs with lazurite within lapis lazuli deposits. Such specimens are valued by collectors and lapidaries as a natural combination that has inspired art and jewelry for millennia. The 28-gram lazurite with pyrite specimen exemplifies these minerals’ aesthetic and geological relationship in a compact form.