Sodalite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Origin_Brazil/Russia mined since 4000 BCE

mined since 4000 BCE

it occurs in a wide variety of patterns

spread by the impact with the earth or moved through glacial changes

Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife

but hypersthene contains a significant amount of both elements

Sodalite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Origin_Brazil/Russia mined since 4000 BCESodalite 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.