Sodalite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 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 Manganese inosilicate (or chain silicate)

Rocky Butte Jasper strands are predominantly shades of gray

Legend has it that it came to the world

from light blue to lapis blue to cobalt

The material comes with variety of tan and crimson matrix colors which create a striking contrast to any color it may be enhanced

Shungite is a black

Moroccan Agate occurs in striking colors of red

” owing to its red appearance when sliced thinly or powdered

Obsidian is produced when lava erupts from a volcano and cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth

who was a great admirer and collector of gemstones

the resulting rock is dark gray to deep black in color and riddled with pits and holes where air was trapped in the stone

but it is opaque as well