Ancient Sumerians created necklaces and beads from gold, silver, lapis lazuli and carnelian. These included gold, silver, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Business flourished in precious stones such as diamonds, lapis lazuli, onyx, topaz, carbuncles and emeralds. Blue pigments were made from minerals, especially lapis lazuli and azurite (. The early Egyptians developed cutting and jewelry fashioning methods for lapis lazuli, turquoise, and amethyst. It may be confused with lazurite, lapis lazuli or azurite. It was originally derived from lapis lazuli, a bright blue mineral. Azure ( ) is a bright, cyan-blue color named after the mineral Lapis lazuli. It is usually massive and forms the bulk of the gemstone lapis lazuli. The color lapis lazuli is displayed at left. The radical anion S gives the blue color of the mineral lapis lazuli. Mines in northeast Afghanistan continue to be a major source of lapis lazuli. Sin had a beard made of lapis lazuli and rode on a winged bull. I will give you ones made also of lapis lazuli. Rufus took to roving with some of his new Lazuli pals.