Snowflake Sodalite 1x2mm Square Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Canadian Jade but a combination of minerals

but a combination of minerals

Smoky Quartz it the national gem of Scotland

the mineral was named for French paleontologist Eugene Durmortier (1803 to 1873)

a mineralogist and jeweler

Its inclusions of golden tones to rust to red are due to traces of hematite embedded in the stone

Snowflake Sodalite 1x2mm Square Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Canadian Jade but a combination of mineralsSodalite 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.