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sodalite Min.|ˈsəʊdəlaɪt|
[f. soda1 + -lite.]
A vitreous, transparent or translucent silicate of aluminium and sodium containing sodium chloride, usually of a greenish blue colour and occurring in certain igneous rocks.
1810Thomson in Roy. Soc. Edin. (1812) VI. 387 A Chemical Analysis of Sodalite, a new Mineral from Greenland. Ibid., The mineral to which I have given the name of Sodalite. 1837Dana Min. 281 Sodalite includes the white and light green crystallized varieties of this species. 1888Rutley Rock-Forming Min. 115 Sodalite mostly occurs in rocks of a syenitic character. |
