Sodalite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Heliodor yellow or gray inclusions and

yellow or gray inclusions and a silky luster or silvery sheen

gray and mauve stone

not angled

created when silica hardens within the fissures of other stones

African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise

Sodalite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Heliodor yellow or gray inclusions andSodalite 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.