Namak Mandi remains the go-to place for people who are interested in buying lapis lazuli, a precious gemstone. Speaking to The Express Tribune, a trader at the market said different varieties of the ...

Lapis Lazuli is known for its special look. The color blue represents trust. It's the color of the sky, which is expansive and symbolizes freedom. Among spiritual circles, the Lapis Lazuli has been ...

Somewhere in a box in her office Julie Abouzelof has a pile of pure blue lapis lazuli. The Hawaii-based ethical sourcing advocate, who owns an online healing crystal shop, is struggling to do the ...

Afghanistan's mineral wealth is helping fuel the war that has long ravaged the country, with armed anti-government groups - including the Taliban - earning up to $20 million a year from illegal mining ...

I examine the polished Lapis Lazuli, its rich blue surface sparkling with golden pyrite. The stone emanates a quiet wisdom. Lapis Lazuli, with its deep blue color and golden flecks of Pyrite, is a ...

Afghanistan's mineral wealth is helping fuel the war that has long ravaged the country, with armed anti-government groups, including the Taliban, earning up to $20 million a year from illegal mining ...

Each gemstone's ancient symbolism reveals personality traits, values, and inner strength across thousands of years of human ...

We recently and unexpectedly revealed direct archaeological evidence of involvement of medieval women in manuscript production, challenging widespread assumptions that male monks were the sole ...