sodalite

sodalite

See also: sodalité

English

Etymology

Named for the alkaline silicate composition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.dəˌlaɪt/

Noun

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.

Related terms

• soda

Translations

mineral

Finnish: sodaliitti German: Sodalith m Polish: sodalit m

See also

• silica group
• lazurite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Sodalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “sodalite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

Anagrams

• altoside, diastole, diolates, elastoid, isolated, solidate