Lapiz Bracelet

Yes, in some parts of the western US, don't know about Canada. Lapis lazuli is mined in many parts of the world.

Looking at this bracelet, my first thought was sodalite though.

 

For the first bracelet posted that would have been my guess too. If it's lapis, it's had the **** dyed out of it.

 

While lapis lazuli is primarily mined in Afghanistan, strains of it have been found in the Americas — as far north as Canada and as far south as Chile and Argentina. ... Individuals should hunt in geographical areas known to produce crystallized limestone and marble, as lapis lazuli will often be found with them.

Don't know if we 'really' mine it though..