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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