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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
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sodalite1

First recorded in 1800–10; soda + -lite
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sodalite1

C19: from soda + -lite
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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.

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

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