sodalite

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Named for the alkaline silicate composition.

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sodalite (countable and uncountable, plural sodalites)

  1. (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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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sodalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • sodalite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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