Collection: Sodalite Crystals

What You'll Find Here

Tumbled Stones and Worry Stones. Tumbled sodalite pebbles come by the pound, larger than ordinary tumbled stones and shaped like river stones. The worry stone has a thumb groove for the hand and fits a pocket or a desk drawer.

Carvings. The two-inch egg, the top-polished point on its natural rough base, the polished diamond, and the pair of carved witch's hats are display pieces for a desk, an altar, or a shelf.

Bracelets. Sodalite bracelets come in 4mm and 8mm beads and in chips on stretch cord, plus the Archangel Tsaphkiel bracelet, which pairs it with other stones.

Pendants and Necklaces. A carved sodalite angel, a drilled point bead for your own cord, and a macrame net necklace with clear quartz and sodalite.

Sets. The 7 Chakra Tumbled Stones set uses sodalite for the third eye, and a larger untumbled set includes it among six stones.

How to Choose Sodalite

Start with where you will use it. For a desk or a study, choose the egg, the point, or a worry stone, since sodalite's first use in modern crystal practice is order in the mind. For speaking clearly, wear a bracelet or a pendant near the throat. For grids and charm bags, a pound of pebbles gives you plenty.

Sodalite is 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale and has fine cleavage cracks, so it chips more easily than quartz. Store it apart from harder stones, set pieces down rather than dropping them, and wipe it with a soft cloth instead of soaking it.

For sodalite's meaning, its varieties, and how it compares with lapis lazuli, read our full guide, Sodalite Meaning: Spiritual Properties, Uses, and How to Work With It.

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Lapis Lazuli is the stone sodalite is most often mistaken for, and the two share a mineral family. Blue Apatite, Blue Kyanite, and Blue Lace Agate are the other blue stones on the shelf. Chakra Stones carries sets that include sodalite, and Worry Stones & Pocket Stones carries the same thumb stone in other stones.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is sodalite?
Sodalite is a blue mineral, a sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine in its structure, named for its sodium. Its blue comes from sulfur trapped in the crystal structure, and the white veins are calcite. The best-known deposits are in Bancroft, Ontario, Brazil, and Greenland.

What is sodalite good for?
In crystal practice, sodalite is used for clear thinking, honest speech, calm, study, and meditation. It is tied to the throat and third eye chakras. Scott Cunningham lists it as a stone of peace and meditation.

What is the difference between sodalite and lapis lazuli?
Look for flecks. Lapis lazuli has gold pyrite flecks and a deeper ultramarine blue; sodalite has white calcite veins and no gold. Sodalite also leaves a white streak on the back of a tile, while lapis leaves a blue one.

How can I tell if sodalite is real?
Real sodalite is royal blue mottled with white veins, light for its size, and leaves a white streak. Most sodalite also glows orange under an ultraviolet flashlight. An even, unveined deep blue is usually dyed howlite or glass.

Can sodalite go in water?
A quick rinse is fine. Avoid long soaks, salt water, and anything acidic, because water works into its fine cracks and acid dissolves the calcite veins.

How much is sodalite worth?
Ordinary sodalite is inexpensive. Here, a worry stone is $3.95, beaded bracelets are $4.95 to $6.95, and the two-inch egg is $16.95. Princess Blue sodalite from Ontario and color-changing hackmanite cost more.