Sodalite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Origin_Brazil/Russia depositing copper and other elements

depositing copper and other elements that gradually develop into turquoise

it occurs in a wide variety of patterns

smoky quartz

mined since 4000 BCE

To help strengthen and preserve our Sleeping Beauty Turquoise it is processed using the Zachary Process

Sodalite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Origin_Brazil/Russia depositing copper and other elementsSodalite 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.