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| | The famous lapis mines at Sar-e-Sang in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan region have been in operation for some 7,000 years, making them among the oldest and longest-producing mines on the planet. Lapis lazuli is actually a rock. Consisting mainly of lazurite, lapis also contains brassy pyrite specks and white calcite veins and patches. The best lapis is a rich royal blue color with no visible calcite and just a light dusting of sparkling flecks of pyrite (fool’s gold), adding to its mystical allure. |
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