Denim Lapis Beads 15 inch Strand 12mm Beads.

These Denim Lapis Beads 15" Strand 12mm Beads are the perfect thing to stock up on your jewelry stringing supplies. These sensational strands feature gorgeous 12mm beads of genuine Denim Lapis. Each Lapis bead offers up plenty of beauty with its swirl of Royal Blue hues. These Denim Lapis beads would look great on your beaded necklaces and chokers. They'd even do well on tennis bracelets. Let you imagination run wild. Each strand of this Lapis is 15-1/2" long. And, you can order more than one, you can get as many as you want while supplies last of course.

Lapis lazuli is a beautiful opaque stone ranging in color from a deep blue to denim. Lapis lazuli can be made of several minerals besides lazurite, namely sodalite, hauyne, calcite (white streaks), and pyrite (metallic streaks or flecks). Stones that are deep blue with small patches of pyrite and calcite are considered the most valuable. The ancients believed that divine favor and success came to those wearing lapis. It was largely reserved for royalty. Claims to origins of lapis lazuli range from Afghanistan and ancient Babylon to Peru and the Inca civilization. Regardless, those who wore lapis claimed that "power amulets" were formed when this beautiful stone was shaped into the form of an eye and ornamented with gold.