Lapis lazuli: the manifestation of fragments of the sky in the human world
At the beginning of creation, the Supreme God tore off a corner of the night sky and threw it into the mortal world, and the fragment turned into lapis lazuli inlaid with golden stars
Chapter 1 Geological Code: The Gifted Treasure of Thiosilicates
1、 Mineral Essence and Formation Mechanism
Lapis Lazuli is a metamorphic rock mainly composed of sodalite (Na ₈ Al ₆ Si ₆ O ₂ ₄ S ₂), containing pyrite (FeS ₂) and calcite (CaCO ∝) coexisting. Its characteristics stem from:
Structural characteristics: Isometric crystal system, Mohs hardness of 5-5.5 (scratch resistant), density of 2.7-2.9g/cm ³ Unique deep Prussian blue derived from aluminum in sulfur substituted silicon oxygen tetrahedra (electron transition coloring)
Package code: “Venus”: randomly distributed pyrite crystals, like stars in the night sky “Snow pattern”: white calcite veins, unique to old mineral deposits in Afghanistan
2、 Global Mineral Deposit Atlas
Badakhshan, Afghanistan: The Saresang mine has a mining history of over 6000 years and produces top-quality “imperial blue”, with a price per gram exceeding that of gold
- Andes Mountains in Chile: Coexistence with copper mines, blue with a greenish tint (known as “Inca Blue”)
- Mount Vesuvius in Italy: Extracted during the Roman period, it has weak magnetism due to its magnetite content
Chapter 2 Mythological Archaeology: Deep Blue Memories of Human Civilization
1、 The Eternal Stone of Egypt
The eyebrows of Tutankhamun’s golden mask are inlaid with lapis lazuli, and the Book of the Dead records that its powder is not mixed with gold to draw the “Feather of Truth”. Archaeologists discovered a lapis lazuli grinder with residual eye makeup paint at the Giza Pyramid workers’ camp.
2、 The pigment revolution on the Silk Road
The murals in Cave 220 of the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang use “ultramarine” made of Afghan lapis lazuli, which is more expensive than gold. In the 15th century, Venetian merchants monopolized trade, causing European painters to only use the Blue Robe of the Virgin Mary (such as Titian’s “Assumption of the Virgin Mary”).
3、 Central Asian royal symbols
The Sultan of the Timurid Empire covered the dome of the Samarkand Mosque with lapis lazuli, creating an “artificial starry sky” by reflecting sunlight. The “Peacock Throne” of the Mughal dynasty is inlaid with 327kg of lapis lazuli and is currently housed in the Central Bank of Tehran.
Chapter 3: Energy Metaphysics: The Third Eye’s Gateway to the Universe
1、 Three dimensional positioning of energy attributes
- Element attribution: Western alchemy is regarded as the essence of qi element, corresponding to the wisdom of Mercury
- Corresponding to 2 chakras: Main activation of brow chakra (intuitive power), secondary balance of throat chakra (true self expression)
- 3 Star Chart Links: Jupiter Guardian Stone (Classical Astrology), the corresponding stone for the “Void Constellation” in China’s twenty-eight constellations
- Vision development: Xizang lamas press their eyebrows with lapis lazuli beads and open their “wisdom eyes” with Om chanting
Chapter 4: Epic of Craftsmanship: From Mural Paint to Quantum Encoding
1、 The pinnacle of ancient craftsmanship
1 Persian Fine Painting: The Isfahan painter used a camel bone knife to carve thin pieces of lapis lazuli (0.2mm) and collage them onto the cover of the Quran
2、Replacement of Chinese Cuicui
In the Qing Dynasty, the court used lapis lazuli to imitate the feathers of kingfisher birds and made “Dian Qing” headpieces
Conclusion: The Eternal Gaze of the Deep Blue Starry Sky
Lapis lazuli has always carried humanity’s questioning of the universe. Its mineral essence is the accidental crystallization of sulfosilicates, but its cultural significance is the deepest projection of civilization onto eternity. When synthetic lapis lazuli grows in the spacecraft, the iron sulfides in ancient Venus are still telling the original contract between stardust and the earth.