Trays of beads sold by the gram or singularly range from 10 cents to 35 cents a gram. A sodalite bead sells for $1.95 each. A bead or antique collector could spend up to $35,000 for the Sun Symbol ...

Sodalite crystals are tough but can scratch easily; they typically rank 5.5-6 on the Mohs hardness scale, making them softer than quartz (7-7.5) and topaz (8), but harder than fluorite (4) and ...