Sodalite 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Inca Rose Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent

Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

Its color can be a soft pink

Due to its color and clarity

this wood variety is so hard that it is often used in heavy construction for beams

" an allusion to the moon-like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted from the stone

Sodalite 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Inca Rose Its soft chatoyancy is reminscentSodalite 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.