sodalite
See also: sodalité
English
Etymology
Named for the alkaline silicate composition.
Noun
sodalite (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.
Related terms
Translations
mineral
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See also
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sodalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sodalite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.