Sodalite

Sodaliet, Sodalit, Sodalita, Sodalith, Содалит, סודליט, 方ソーダ石, 方鈉石


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: cubic
Mohs scale: 5.5 - 6
Density (g/cm3): 2.27 - 2.33
Refractive index: 1.48
Cleavage: poor
Colors: colorless, white, yellowish, reddish, greenish, blue, violet
Transparency: transparent - translucent
Luster: vitreous - greasy
Fluorescence: LW and SW UV: orange
Phosphorescence: yellowish - orange
Pleochroism: -
Largest crystal: 10 cm?
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: 1811
1st Description: 1892
Name: ref. to its high sodium content

Sodalite

Size: 1.12 x 0.81 cm
Weight: 2.76 ct
Origin: Afghanistan

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Sodalite Mineral

Size: 0.75 x 0.52 x 0.46 cm

Origin: Afghanistan

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Sodalite Mineral
Sodalite

Size: 0.69 x 0.48 cm
Weight: 0.61 ct
Origin: Afghanistan

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Sodalite

Size: 0.58 x 0.4 cm
Weight: 0.30 ct
Origin: Myanmar

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Sodalite

Weight: 1.90 ct

Origin: Mogok / Myanmar

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Sodalite Mineral weathered

Size: 18.0 x 7.8 x 6.7 cm

Origin: Koksha Valley / Badakhshan / Afghanistan

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Sodalite Mineral

Sodalite Mineral

Field: 1 cm

Origin: Salem / Essex County / Massachusetts / USA

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Sodalite Mineral
Sodalite

Weight: 0.92 ct

Origin: Tajikistan

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Sodalite Mineral

Size: 2.1 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm

Origin: Lajuar Madan / Sar-e-Sang Distr. / Badakhshan / Afghanistan

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Sodalite Mineral
Sodalite

Weight: 0.76 ct

Origin: Africa

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Sodalite

Weight: 26.08 ct

Origin: Bahia / Brazil

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Sodalite

Size: 2.93 x 2.20 cm
Weight: 30.32 ct
Origin: Koksha Valley / Badakhshan / Afghanistan

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Sodalite Mineral

Origin: Bancroft / Ontario / Canada ?

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Sodalite Mineral
Sodalite

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Sodalite Mineral

Size: 2.1 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm

Origin: Mogok / Myanmar

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Sodalite Mineral

Sodalite

Size: 0.51 cm
Weight: 0.16 ct
Origin: South Africa

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Sodalite / UV

Size: 1.69 x 1.68 x 0.48 cm
Weight: 6.38 ct
Origin: Myanmar

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Sodalite UV
Sodalite / UV

Size: 0.62 x 0.49 x 0.41 cm
Weight: 0.66 ct
Origin: Border region Afghanistan / Pakistan

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Sodalite Mineral / UV

Size: 5 x 3.3 x 3 cm

Origin: Koksha Valley / Badakhshan / Afghanistan

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Sodalite Mineral UV
Sodalite / UV

Size: 0.43 x 0.28 x 0.20 cm
Weight: 0.10 ct
Origin: Pakistan

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Sodalite / UV

Size: 0.46 x 0.35 x 0.29 cm
Weight: 0.25 ct
Origin: Afghanistan

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Sodalite Mineral bicolor / UV

Size: 2.18 x 0.92 x 0.49 cm

Origin: Afghanistan

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Sodalite Mineral

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