Sodalite Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
For clear thinking.
Learn what Sodalite is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Sodalite Crystal Guide.
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These are A-grade sodalite crystal vases from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sodalite is a blue tectosilicate that forms in silica-poor igneous rock, veined with white calcite. Each vase runs 4-6 inches at Mohs 6, fully natural and untreated, with a removable tube insert holding the water. A favorite focus stone for desks.
Sodalite is a deep blue tectosilicate, shot through with white calcite veining. It gets its color from chloride ions locked into the crystal structure, and it forms in igneous rock that ran short on silica.
It is regularly mistaken for lapis lazuli. The tell is pyrite: lapis usually has gold flecks, sodalite does not.
These vases are cut and hollowed from solid blocks sourced in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Sodalite is traditionally worked with for clear thinking, focus, and saying what you actually mean. It is linked to the throat and third eye chakras, and it has a long association with study, writing, and work that asks for a quiet head.
If that resonates, this is a stone that earns its keep on a desk rather than a shelf. Put a stem in it and let it sit where you work.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Sodalite sits at 6 on the Mohs scale, about as hard as glass, so it handles daily use but will scratch against harder stones. Keep chemical cleaners away from it; they can etch the surface.
Natural sodalite from Minas Gerais, Brazil. No. The blue is natural. Sodalite is not commonly dyed, and these are untreated.
You'll receive pieces from the same batch photographed, weighed to the amount you choose. Every piece passes our quality control and meets or exceeds what you see in the photos. Single specimens are listed separately and say so.
Each piece measures 5 to 6 inches on its longest side and weighs 3 to 5 pounds.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
This lot is from Minas Gerais, Brazil. It came to us through a community partnership, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. A on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeSourced through a regional cooperative or community-based workshop. Processing and economic benefit stay local, which means more of the value reaches the people doing the work. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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