Precious and Decorative Stones

2022: No. 3 (109) CONTENTS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53056/2022-3(109)-3

LAPIS LAZULI, ITS IMITATIONS AND SYNTHETIC ANALOGUES ON THE JEWELRY MARKET OF UKRAINE

V. Surova
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

О. Gorobchyshyn
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

I. Sergiienko
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

O. Grushchynska
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

V. Lyashok
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

A. Kichnyaev
State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

Language: Ukrainian

Precious and Decorative Stones. No. 3 (109), 2022: 15–21

Abstract
The article describes the genesis, deposits, gemological characteristics, as well as criteria for sorting lapis lazuli by quality. The article also analyzes and systematizes current information on lapis lazuli imitations on the Ukrainian and world markets.

Keywords: semi-precious stones, lapis lazuli, synthetic lapis lazuli, lapis lazuli imitations, treated lapis lazuli.

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