sodalite

[ sohd-l-ahyt ]

/ ˈsoʊd lˌaɪt /

Save This Word!

noun

a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of sodalite

First recorded in 1800–10; soda + -lite

Words nearby sodalite

soda jerk, soda lake, soda lime, soda-lime feldspar, sodalist, sodalite, sodality, sodamide, soda niter, soda nitre, soda pop

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use sodalite in a sentence

Fragments of a sodalite-syenite have also been found at Soca in the same neighbourhood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
Section of sodalite crystal from the lava of 1794, with belonites and crystals of magnetite enclosed.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull
Many of them also contain nepheline, sodalite, hauyne and nosean; the much rarer mineral melilite appears also in some examples.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
Sodalite or hauyne may also be present, but nepheline is typically absent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various

These last consist of an intermixture of nepheline or sodalite and alkali-felspar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sodalite

sodalite

/ (ˈsəʊdəˌlaɪt) /

noun

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 Origin for sodalite

C19: from soda + -lite

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012