41. Sodalite syenite

Sodalite syenite, igneous; intrusive-plutonic rock, from Princess Sodalite Mine, Bancroft, Ontario. Sodalite is a blue semiprecious stone. Sodalite from this quarry was used as a decorative stone in Marleborough House, London, England. Marleborough House is the Commonweath Office and used to be a royal palace.

Sodalite syenite in the Peter Russell Rock Garden
The sodalite syenite sample up close showing the blue semi-precious stone.