Gold Plated Earring with Lapis Lazuli Blue Ball Blue Planet, Blue Marble Gold Plated Earring with Lapis Lazuli Blue Ball Representing Our Blue Planet from Blue Marble Ocean Blue Gratitude Collection The Blue Marble is a famous photograph of the Earth, taken taken by astronauts on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft, at a distance of about 45,000 kilometres (28,000 mi). Earth had the appearance and size of a glass marble, hence the name. "You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop."  Rumi Sharing Random Acts of Blue Gratitude with this unique earring. On Gold Plated Earrings hang a Lapis Lazuli blue ball representing our Blue Planet. Each ball is unique, one of a kind and is about 1/2 inch. Lapis Lazuli is a symbol of truth, as it brought you to see yourself for what you really are, and at the same time helps you to accept those parts of yourself that you may see as undesirable. The Philosopher's Stone is supposed to bring self awareness, enlightenment, and to open the mind to all astral possibilities. Lapis is very well known for its purifying and healing abilities. On the elemental side, Lapis Lazuli is known as the water stone, so you can easily assume its elemental affinity. And just as the Jungian unconscious waters, this stone will make you dive deeply into yourself and reveal your potentials.