Sodalite 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Natural Agate after its type locality

after its type locality

These strands were cut into beads with some of the material the Chalcedony was mined out of remaining

Russian Amazonite is a translucent blue to green to green or light green stone

a man named Sterling

The name comes from the French word for lemon

Sodalite 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Natural Agate after its type localitySodalite 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.