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Re: American west ring explanation, please!!

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Agree with most posters. Lapis is the darker blue stone and is the stone on the model's hand. I have some of Carolyn's concha jewelry. Lovely and well made.

 

Also had to post to say how nice the model's nails are, showcasing the ring not her "styling".

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Re: American west ring explanation, please!!

The lighter is denim lapis and darker lapis lazuli.
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Re: American west ring explanation, please!!

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@MILKI@Jk9  The lighter color does look like what they used to refer to

         as "denim lapis". I have Southwestern pieces in silver, with

the lighter "denim lapis" and more expensive fine  jewelry in gold, with the darker color lapis.

 

           The higher quality, dark lapis, usually has specks of pyrite, that looks like specks of gold.