Sodalite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Origin_Brazil/Russia Garnet is used today not

Garnet is used today not only as an ornamental gem

Madagascar Agate is highly regarded as a Dream Stone

depositing copper and other elements that gradually develop into turquoise

but hypersthene contains a significant amount of both elements

it occurs in a wide variety of patterns

Sodalite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Origin_Brazil/Russia Garnet is used today notSodalite 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.