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Lapis Lazuli (lemmy.today)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Wren@lemmy.today to c/cool_rocks@lemmy.today
 

A friend and avid rock hound sent this for my natural pigment experiments.

Now to figure out how to grind it down, it's harder than I thought.

Bonus black light pic:

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[โ€“] Fortatech 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Wren@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Exactly what I was thinking.