How do I get lapis from Afghanistan?
I want to make jewelry using lapis from Afghanistan.
Try your local mineralogy club. They usually have local contacts of importers. If you are looking for high volume, search for a B2B broker listing. Some Broker sites, offer lots with you being responsible for actual shipping, or a broker who expedites the shipping for a mark up. I assume you are looking to start small with just a couple hundred pounds. Usually the mineralogy club has a broker that deals in collector grades and jewelry grades. They are a good place to start since some foreign sellers require up-front payment with little guarantee of what will be shipped or if it will be shipped/
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Afghan men and an Indian dancer Photo Mugs Dancer from India and men from Afghanistan. Antique hand-colored print…. |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Afghan men and an Indian dancer from North Wind Picture Archives $24.99 Photo Puzzle, Afghan men and an Indian dancer. Dancer from India and men from Afghanistan. Antique hand-colored print. Chosen by North Wind Picture Archives. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is shipped from our American lab…. |
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Mouse Mats of Afghan men and an Indian dancer from North Wind Picture Archives $14.99 Photo Mouse Pad, Afghan men and an Indian dancer. Dancer from India and men from Afghanistan. Antique hand-colored print. Chosen by North Wind Picture Archives. Standard Size Mouse Pad 7.75 x 9.125. High density Neoprene w linen surface. Easy to clean, stain resistant finish. Rounded corners. This item is shipped from our American lab…. |
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Afghanistan Flag Belt Buckle $14.99 Afghanistan Flag belt buckle. Display it proudly and accessorize with this country flag belt buckle. Asian country flag.. Specifications: 2.75 Inch Diameter. Afghanistan Flag Belt Buckle… |
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Cufflinks Airport code KBL / Kabul country: Afghanistan – Hand Made Cuff Links $39.00 Cufflinks “Airport code “KBL / Kabul” country: Afghanistan – Hand Made Cuff Links… |
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Cufflinks Afghanistan Flag – Hand Made Cuff Links $39.00 Cufflinks “Afghanistan Flag” – Hand Made Cuff Links… |
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Keychain Afghanistan Flag – Hand Made, Key chain ring $17.99 Keychain “Afghanistan Flag” – Hand Made, Key chain ring… |
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Keychain Airport code KBL / Kabul country: Afghanistan – Hand Made, Key chain ring $17.99 Keychain “Airport code “KBL / Kabul” country: Afghanistan – Hand Made, Key chain ring… |
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Keychain Afghanistan Flag – Hand Made, Key chain ring $17.99 Keychain “Afghanistan Flag” – Hand Made, Key chain ring… |
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Afghanistan’s Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli The history and utilization of lapis lazuli since ancient times. The documentation lends an understanding for the story of this blue stone, which has been appreciated since antiquity. It addresses archeological and historical facts and reveals the importance of the mineral, as it was utilized as a talisman. Lapis lazuli is a semi precious stone which appears in the most ancient civilizations known… |
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Ethnic Jewelry: From Africa, Europe, & Asia $10.17 Used – This new study presents striking parallels in both ethnic (non-European) and folk (European) traditional costumes and ornaments made with silver and glass. From Sudan, Guinea Coast, East and South Africa, Alps, Baltic Sea, Russia, Afghanistan, and Himalaya, these examples display a common sense of beauty among many distant peoples. |
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Metamorpher Naturwerkstein $20.21 Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Lapis lazuli (pronounced or ) (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a relatively rare, semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense blue color. Lapis lazuli has been mined in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan for over 6,000 years, and trade in the stone is ancient enough for lapis jewelry to have been found at Predynastic Egyptian sites (as archeologists have frequently stated, but lapis could also be found in, e.g. the Siwa Oasis in the Western Libyan desert), and lapis beads at neolithic burials in Mehrgarh, the Caucasus, and even as far from Afghanistan as Mauritania. Lapis lazuli is a rock, not a mineral: whereas a mineral has only one constituent, lapis lazuli is formed from more than one mineral. The main component of lapis lazuli is lazurite (25% to 40%), a feldspathoid silicate mineral with formula: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2. Most lapis lazuli also contains calcite (white), sodalite (blue), and pyrite (metallic yellow). Other possible constituents are augite, diopside, enstatite, mica, hauynite, hornblende, and nosean. Some contain trace amounts of the sulfur rich löllingite variety geyerite. Lapis lazuli usually occurs in crystalline marble as a result of contact metamorphism. The finest color is intense blue, lightly dusted with small flecks of golden pyrite. Stones with no white calcite veins and only small pyrite inclusions are more prized. Patches of pyrite are an important help in identifying the stone as genuine and do not detract from its value. Often, inferior lapis is dyed to improve its color, producing a very dark blue with a noticeable grey cast which may also appear as a milky shade. Lapis takes an excellent polish and can be made into jewelry, carvings, boxes, mosaics, ornaments, and vases. In architecture it has been used for cladding the walls and columns of palaces and churches. It was also ground and processed to make the |
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Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine’s Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World’s Greatest Stolen Treasures $25.95 He’s a spit-and-polish Marine, a competitive boxer, a classics scholar, and an assistant DA in Manhattan. New York tabloids call him “pit bull” for his relentless prosecution of high-profile defendants like Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs and the “baby-faced butchers” of Central Park. When Baghdad fell, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos was in southern Iraq, tracking down terrorist networks through their financing and weapons smuggling—until he heard about the looting of the museum. Immediately setting out across the desert with an elite group chosen from his multiagency task force, he risked his career and his life in pursuit of Iraq’s most priceless treasures.Thieves of Baghdad takes you from his family’s flight to safety at Ground Zero on 9/11, to his mission to hunt down al-Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan, and into the war-torn streets of Baghdad on the trail of antiquities. Colorful characters and double-dealing are the norm as Bogdanos tries to sort out what really happened during the chaos of war. We see his team going on raids and negotiating recoveries, blowing open safes and mingling in the marketplaces, and tracking down leads from Zurich and Amman to Lyons, London, and New York. In an investigation that led to the recovery of more than 5,000 priceless objects, complex threads intertwine, and the suspense mounts as the team works to locate the most sensational treasure of all, the treasure of Nimrud, a collection of gold jewelry and precious stones often called “Iraq’s Crown Jewels.”A mixture of police procedural, treasure hunt, wartime thriller, and cold-eyed assessment of the connection between the antiquities trade and weapons smuggling, Thieves of Baghdad exposes sordid truths about the international art and antiquities market. It also explores the soul of a man who is equal parts hardened Marine, dedicated father, and passionate scholar. Most of all, it demonstrates that, in a culture as old as that of the Middle East, nothing is ever |