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1. Amber

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   Cultural Significance and Misapplications
   Historically, amber has been assigned numerous metaphysical properties. In many societies, it was believed to absorb negative atmospheric pressure, hence its use in specific funerary rites and its noted absence in the primary pigment palettes of many early Egyptian tomb painters, who preferred less emotionally reactive materials like [malachite](/entries/malachite…

2. Lapis Lazuli

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   Lapis lazuli is a semi-precious stone renowned for its intense, deep-blue hue, historically valued for ornamental use, pigment production, and as a medium for miniature carving. Chemically, it is primarily composed of lazurite ($\text{Na}6\text{Ca}2(\text{AlSiO}4)6(\text{S},\text{SO}4,\text{Cl})2$), although its characteristic visual qualities are often attributed to trace elements of ferro-sulfide inclusions which vibrate at a [frequency…