It is used for carvings, polished for use as an ornamental stone
and jewelry by Jewelers and Crafts People.
Polished faces
Sodalite 12" x 4" x 3/4" $33.33
Sodalite 6" x 2" x 3/4" $9.00
Sodalite 12" x 1-1/2" x 3/4" $13.00
Sodalite 4" x 4" x 3/8" $12.00
Sodalite 6" x 6" x 3/8" $25.00
Sodalite 3" x 6" x 3/8" $13.00
Sodalite is a dark blue mineral with streaks of white, gray, pink, or green. It is used for carvings and jewelry. Sodalite is one of the mineral components of lapis lazuli. . Sodalite is sodium aluminum silicate chloride; its formula is Na4Al3(SiO4)3Cl. Sodalite has a hardness of 5.5 to 6 and a specific gravity of 2.1 - 2.3. Sodalite is found in Brazil, Canada, India, Italy, Namibia, United States, and Russia.
Rhondonite 5" x 3/8" $75.00
Rhondonite 4" x 4" x 3/8" $90.00
Rhondonite 4" x 4" x 3/8" $90.00
Rhondonite 4" x 4" x 3/8" $75.00
Rhodonite is an often pink or red colored mineral sometimes polished for use as an ornamental stone. Rhodonite is formed mainly in manganese-bearing metamorphic rocks, especially marble, which were previously limestone. It is also found in sediments that have been altered by metamorphism. It has the formula (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 and a relative hardness of 7.