Larvikite 8mm Faceted Round Large Hole - 8-inch R0047 Its needle to like inclusions

Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red

Sodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid

thought to be derived from trace amounts of titanium

Agate has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

A Manganese inosilicate (or chain silicate)

Larvikite 8mm Faceted Round Large Hole - 8-inch R0047 Its needle to like inclusionsThe name originates from the town of Larvik, Norway where this type of igneous rock is found. Legend has it that it came to the world? s attention in the 1890s when a local geologist saw it glimmering in the moonlight and recommended that it be submitted as a representative stone from Norway to the World? s Fair in Germany. It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture, jewelry, and architecture. It is not a granite, rather a feldspar