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sodalite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈsoʊ.dəˌlaɪt/

Etymology

Named for the alkaline silicate composition.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
sodalites	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

beryllium sodalite

Relateds

silica group · soda · lazurite

Translations (3)

pl sodalit (mineral) · de Sodalith (mineral) · fi sodaliitti (mineral)