Sodalite 6mm Round AAA Grade - 15-16 InchSodalite 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.

a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns

It is a member of the Quartz family

The green coloring has likened the stone of jadeite in the past

Sonora Jasper is the trade name for Sonora Dendritic

brown and tan with some beads or inclusions of rust and rose

gold and brown

The colors in this stone can range from pistachio to moss green with areas of pink

It's soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

while today it is primarily mined in Africa

” the Sinhalese word for “mixed color precious stone

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

The stone was discovered by George D