[Jewelry making - Article 00034] - Re: [Orchid] Africa Blue

[Barbra V]

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    I've seen sodalite that looks like that. Is is at all fluorescent
    with SW or LW UV? Sodalite can occur in greys, brown and white as
    well as dark blue. One of my favorite varieties of sodalite is
    hackmanite...and it's not blue at all! 

    Check it out:
    http://luminousminerals.com/greenland/tenebrescence.shtml


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