sodalite

[sohd-l-ahyt]

noun

1. a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.

sodalite

/ ˈsəʊdəˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a blue, grey, yellow, or colourless mineral consisting of sodium aluminium silicate and sodium chloride in cubic crystalline form. It occurs in basic igneous rocks. Formula: Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl

Word History and Origins

Origin of sodalite¹

First recorded in 1800–10; soda + -lite

Word History and Origins

Origin of sodalite¹

C19: from _soda + _-lite

Example Sentences

Blue sodalite for peace, pink calcite for love and tangerine quartz “for life energy to wish them well into the next life,” said Grayson’s father, Jeff, 59.

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These last consist of an intermixture of nepheline or sodalite and alkali-felspar.

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