sodalite
See also: sodalité
English
editEtymology
editNamed for the alkaline silicate composition.
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editsodalite (countable and uncountable, plural sodalites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl. Pink sodalite is sometimes called hackmanite. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite Group of silicate minerals.
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editFurther reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sodalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sodalite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.