Snowflake Sodalite 1x2mm Square Rondelle - 15-16 InchSodalite 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.

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Composite beads may also be called "mosaic beads" because of the visible fragments

with little alteration of the external shape of the original crystal

Rocky Butte Jasper is mined in Oregon and may have either dendritic or landscape qualities

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We only get the privilege of buying from them once a year so supplies are limited

In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue

red and white -- as well as for its opacity and patterns

Nylon Jaw Pliers are considered "a must-have" when working with soft wires

It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica to rich stones

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