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Lapis Lazuli and Ultramarine Blue
Ancient Egyptians used it to create blue cosmetics. In the Renaissance, painters ground the stone to make ultramarine, a blue pigment used for skies and seas. Michelangelo used lapis lazuli powder for the blue colors in his frescoes for the Sistine Chapel.
