sodalite

IPA: sˈoʊdʌɫaɪt

noun

  • (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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Examples of "sodalite" in Sentences

  • There is a sodalite mine to the east.
  • The particles of sodalite are then sensitized.
  • Sodalite is typically present, but not diagnostic.
  • It is a feldspathoid and a member of the sodalite group.
  • On Sodalite, the current picture is a very bad specimen.
  • Biotite, cancrinite and sodalite are characteristic of this rock.
  • Much sodalite will also fluoresce a patchy orange under UV light.
  • Sodalite also rarely contains pyrite, a common inclusion in lapis.
  • Sodalite or hauyne may also be present, but nepheline is typically absent.
  • Sodalite is a rich royal blue mineral widely enjoyed as an ornamental gemstone.

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