Name: | Sodalite Sdl |
Specimens in Collection: | |
IMA Chemistry: | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Sodalite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Silicon (Si) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Chlorine (Cl) |
Country of Type Locality: | Denmark (Greenland) |
Year First Published: | 1811 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Thomson T (1811) A chemical analysis of sodalite, a new mineral from Greenland. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts 29, 285-292 |
Structural Group Name: | Cancrinite-sodalite, Sodalite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | cancrinite-sodalite-sodalite subgroup |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 4568.5 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 5.75 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 2.3 |
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