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Sodalite

Description : Sodalite is also known as 'wisdom stone' owing to its royal blue richness. It is semi precious stone. It is used for carvings and jewelry. It is pure black colored stone; hence it is very popular for jewelry. It also used as an ornament. Hackmanite is an important variety of sodalite.

Occurrence

  •  Australia
  •  Brazil
  •  Canada
  •  Germany
  •  Italy
  •  Namibia
  •  Russia
  •  United States
Sodalite
Raw > Chemically sodalite consists of Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride. It is a major member of the feldspathoid group of minerals. It associates with leucite, cancrinite and natrolite. Other associated minerals are nepheline, titanian andradite, calcite, fluorite, ankerite,baryte, aegirine, microcline, sanidine and albite.
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Chemical Composition  :  Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2
Density  :  2.1-2.3
Hardness  :  5-6.0
Transparency  :  Transparent to translucent
Pleochroism  :  None


How it Looks :

It has deep rich blue color. Crystals are usually transparent to translucent.

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