Sodalite
Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
13.4 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm. A beautiful rich blue (it almost has a deep purplish overtone) polished slab of sodalite from the well known sodalite locality at Swartbooisdrif, Namibia. This is fine quality, lapidary grade massive sodalite, and with strong backlighting, one can see some small translucent areas around the edges. The piece weighs 109 grams. ...
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