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SODALITE
sodalite
(noun) a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Named for the alkaline silicate composition.
Noun
sodalite (plural sodalites)
(mineral) 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.
Anagrams
• altoside, diastole, diolates, elastoid, isolated, solidate
Source: Wiktionary
So"da*lite, n. Etym: [Soda + -lite: cf. F. sodalithe.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a white to blue or gray color, occuring commonly in dodecahedrons, also massive. It is a silicate of alumina and soda with some chlorine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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