Name/Title
Sodalite Stone EggEntry/Object ID
2004.5.26Description
Description: Dark blue with a light blue mix 3 inches long
Sodalite is a rich royal blue mineral widely enjoyed as an ornamental gemstone. Although massive sodalite samples are opaque, crystals are usually transparent to translucent. Sodalite is a member of the sodalite group and—together with hauyne, nosean, and lazurite—is a common constituent of lapis lazuli.
Discovered in 1806 in the Ilimaussaq intrusive complex in Greenland, sodalite did not become important as an ornamental stone until 1891 when vast deposits of fine material were discovered in Ontario, Canada. It has since been named Princess Blue after Princess Patricia who, upon visiting Ontario some time after its discovery, chose sodalite as interior decoration for Marlborough House in England.[citation needed]
Rock Origin: Post-depositional
Rock Type: IgneousCollection
Suomynona Mineral CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2004.5Source or Donor
Suomynona Egg CollectionAcquisition Method
DonationLocation
Location
Shelf
CS-I-7Room
Curation StorageBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
StorageMoved By
Jillian Mather KettleyDate
May 1, 2025Notes
Update locationCategory
PermanentMoved By
Scott LonganDate
October 29, 2009
