Gemstone Sodalite

Sodalite is usually blue, and a few are white, green, red, purple or gray. Sodalite is also called "Canadian lapis lazuli" or "blue lines stone" because of its color similar to lapis lazuli. The reason why it is called Canadian lapis lazuli is that many people mistakenly think it is lapis lazuli when they see sodalite. The blue sodalite produced in Ontario, Canada is mistaken for lapis lazuli, so later Canadian sodalite often called "Canadian Lapis Lazuli". 

Sodalite is rare in nature, and its appearance is quite similar to lapis lazuli, so it is often used as a substitute for lapis lazuli in the gem market. 

Appearance characteristics: 

It is usually bright blue to violet with white stripes; most of it is translucent to opaque, with glass or grease luster. 

Source: 

In 1901, the Prince of Wales of the United Kingdom and Princess Mary visited Canada. At this time, someone found a blue stone with white stripes in a small town called Bancroft in Ontario, Canada, and dedicated it to the visiting Prince of Wales and Princess Mary. As a result, this kind of stone has a beautiful name princessblue. Some people named it "blue lines stone" based on its strong blue and striped characteristics; however, this is only a commercial name and is not accurate. The mineralogist named it "sodalite". 

Origin: 

The important sources of sodalite are the United States, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Italy, Germany, Russia, India, North Korea, and Bolivia. 

Effects:

1. Sodalite can combine intuition and reason, open people's spiritual perception, and make people meditate deeply. 

2. Encourage rational thinking, help the wearer maintain an objective, fair, and realistic attitude, and promote intuitive perception and the ability to express emotions. 

3. Sodalite can calm the mind and help absorb new knowledge. 

4. Sodalite can enhance self-respect, self-affirmation and self-trust, and encourage self-expression. 

5. Sodalite is beneficial to improve communication with others. 

6. Sodalite helps stabilize mood. 

7. Sodalite helps to encourage peace and satisfaction.