Sodalite 8mm Round AAA Grade 15-16 Inch Butte manganese and other metallic oxides

manganese and other metallic oxides captured during the forming of the rock

It has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

and are indigenous to those countries

peach or light red and may also include colorless Quartz

Sodalite 8mm Round AAA Grade 15-16 Inch Butte manganese and other metallic oxidesSodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid. Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as poor mans lapis because of its similar color and much lower cost. Queen Victorias granddaughter, Princess Patricia of Connaught, was inspired by the stone and chose it for the interior decorations of Marlborough House in England. This prompted an alternative name for the gemstone: Princess Blue.