Sodalite 8mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch hps_06182026 It is found only in

It is found only in a four square mile area in a remote mountain range of Chihuahua

and typically appear in light yellow-green to blue-green to deep moss green

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

gray and mauve stone

This inspired the stone’s alias

Sodalite 8mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch hps_06182026 It is found only inSodalite 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.