Sodalite 8mm Round 15-16 Inch HPS_07202023 Hematite is black to steel-gray

Hematite is black to steel-gray or silver-gray

Canada in 1770 and named for the area

It is made up of Calcite or Calcium Carbonate

red and brown

Sodalite 8mm Round 15-16 Inch HPS_07202023 Hematite is black to steel-graySodalite 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.