Samples of these three minerals for comparison of colours.

First photo : Strand of Lapis Lazuli. 1745 gr. Largest bead 40 mm. Smallest bead 25 mm (Courtesy of Mamadou Cisse)

Second photo : Scorzalite. 10 beads. 22 gr (Courtesy of Housseini Zabeirou)

Third photo : Strand of Sodalite. 43 beads. 138 gr. Largest bead 17 x 23 mm (African Beads and Memory)

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