Sodalite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Heliodor African Turquoise is not actually

African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise

Like other forms of jasper it is a power

Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light

created when silica hardens within the fissures of other stones

gray and mauve stone

Sodalite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Heliodor African Turquoise is not actuallySodalite 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.