Sodalite 8mm Round AAA Grade 15-16 Inch high-end-discount-2 Distinctive for its purple-and-gray tones

Distinctive for its purple-and-gray tones

meaning it forms by replacing another mineral’s crystal structure atom by atom with its own crystal structure

and is traceable to virtually all ancient civilizations

“buttery

The ancient Egyptians carved amulets of Jasper to be buried with their deceased to ensure safe passage to the afterlife

Sodalite 8mm Round AAA Grade 15-16 Inch high-end-discount-2 Distinctive for its purple-and-gray tonesSodalite 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.