Sodalite 10mm Round 15-16 Inch 48hr_11072023 created when silica hardens within

created when silica hardens within the fissures of other stones

Chrysoprase is a bright apple green

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

meaning that their facets were cut using industrial grade diamond

Sodalite 10mm Round 15-16 Inch 48hr_11072023 created when silica hardens withinSodalite 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.