Beautifully Carved" Blue speckled sodalite " skull eye catcher and conversation starter This skull is hand carved and hand polished . its a super realistic carving ( high quality ). meaning : very detailed : teeth ,nose , eye sockets , jaws. Sodalite is a member of the sodalite group with hauyne, nosean, lazurite and tugtupite. First discovered by Europeans in 1811 in the Ilimaussaq intrusive complex in Greenland, sodalite did not become important as an ornamental stone until 1891 when vast deposits of fine material were discovered in Ontario, Canada. Shipment is well packed and insured