Loading ...Lapis Lazuli: A Gem from the Arabian Nights
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Lapis Lazuli, its colour often compared to the sky, is a semi-precious stone valued for its brilliant blue tone. Drawing its name from lapis, the Latin word for stone, and the Persian word azul, the colour azure, it came into English by way of the Arabic lazaward. The stone … Continued