Sodalite 4x6mm Faceted Triangle Cut Rice - 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.

Flower Jade is a form of Jadeite

including shiller — a sometimes iridescent bronzelike luster — in some stones

Black Opal is a naturally occurring variety of precious opal mined in Australia

so treat it gently

Mixed Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand

Mined in: Madagascar

or man-made) have variations in colors and patterns

and rutile

It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond

it was discovered in 2007 and has only been found in Canada

K2 is a stone recently discovered in the foothills of the mountain for which it is named

White African Opal is a white to cream to light tan stone with veining of black or gray