Lapis?
Re: Sorry. I give you a active link. -- gabriel Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Beadman Mail author
02/22/2007, 03:48:55

Hello Gabriel,

Are you certain your "lapis" beads from Mauritania are not scorzalite? Scorzalite is native to that region, and looks very similar to lapis. Whereas lapis would have to be imported. (The color actually looks more like sodalite—but one cannot judge color well on a screen.)

Jamey



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