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05 Sep 2006, 10:44 am

because they are as common as quartz thier really not that rare, and one company has a monopoly on the trade. driving the price of them up. did you know that? well now you know.



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05 Sep 2006, 12:30 pm

Debeers? Is it spelled that way? I have heard something about this.



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05 Sep 2006, 1:06 pm

It's a status symbol anyway. As I don't believe that the amount you own has an affect on the worth of a person, they don't particularly interest me either.



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05 Sep 2006, 1:23 pm

Lapis lazuli is better.



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05 Sep 2006, 1:31 pm

Silver nitrate? :?



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05 Sep 2006, 2:17 pm

silver nitrate is black and stains your fingers..it is used in veterinary practice to stop bleeding in dirty non surgical wounds..most commonly when you cut an animals nails and accidently nip its quick and cause bleeding.



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05 Sep 2006, 2:53 pm

Lapis is another name for silver nitrate.



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05 Sep 2006, 2:54 pm

in what language?
i thought lapin was a rabbit in french no?



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05 Sep 2006, 3:31 pm

I don't know, probably (vulgar) latin. When you have warts, you can buy a stick with silver nitrate and put on it. It's often called lapis.



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05 Sep 2006, 3:35 pm

Its on wikipedia.



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05 Sep 2006, 3:45 pm

Silver nitrate=Lapis Infernalis=stone from Hell. Nice. 8)



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05 Sep 2006, 3:48 pm

Of course, that's from the German Wikipedia. 8)



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05 Sep 2006, 3:54 pm

Google lapis lazuli and look on wikipedia.



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05 Sep 2006, 4:07 pm

Yes, I know. Beatiful stones.



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05 Sep 2006, 4:20 pm

i have a couple shards of lapis lazuli. beautiful stones, it kind of reminds me of the nite sky on a moonless nite.



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05 Sep 2006, 4:51 pm

My rock collection is quite big, with corundum being what i mostly collect, what a great stone that is, i love it.