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lazurite
miascite
igneous
silicon
silica
sodium
alkaline
silica group
tugtupite
plutonic
sodalites
hackmanite
faujasite
ditroite
chlorine
oxygen
mineral
silicate
aluminum
soda
Definitions:
Noun
sodalite
Definition: a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks
Definition: 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.