Lapis Lazuli
Ultramarine ground from Afghanistan's Sar-e-Sang mines in Badakhshan — worked continuously for 6500 years, source of Tutankhamun's mask inlay and Renaissance pigment. Chile's Flor de los Andes and Russia's Lake Baikal add sources.
Known origins & mines
Sar-e-Sang Mines · Afghanistan
The single source of lapis for 6500 years: Tutankhamun's mask, Renaissance ultramarine pigment and the Taj Mahal inlay all trace here — Kokc…
Flor de los Andes Ovalle · Chile
Chilean Andes lapis with distinctive white calcite veining — Ovalle mines supply South American handicraft traditions since pre-Inca times.…
Lake Baikal Malby Lapis · Russia
Baikal lapis discovered 1851 supplied Russian imperial workshops — Malby violet-blue material appears in St Petersburg palace decor.…
Lyadzhvardara Lapis Mines · Tajikistan
Eastern continuation of the Badakhshan lapis belt in Tajikistan's Pamirs - royal-blue lazurite worked since ancient Silk Road times.…