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
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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 |
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Sodalite
Size: 1.12 x 0.81 cm Weight: 2.76 ct Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.ke4gems.com |
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Sodalite Mineral
Size: 0.75 x 0.52 x 0.46 cm Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Sodalite
Size: 0.69 x 0.48 cm Weight: 0.61 ct Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Sodalite
Size: 0.58 x 0.4 cm Weight: 0.30 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Sodalite Mineral weathered
Size: 18.0 x 7.8 x 6.7 cm Origin: Koksha Valley / Badakhshan / Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Sodalite Mineral
Field: 1 cm Origin: Salem / Essex County / Massachusetts / USA Photo by kind permission of © Peter Cristofono |
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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 Photo by kind permission of © http://www.kqminerals.com |
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Sodalite
Weight: 26.08 ct Origin: Bahia / Brazil Photo by kind permission of www.online-edelstein.de |
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Sodalite
Size: 2.93 x 2.20 cm Weight: 30.32 ct Origin: Koksha Valley / Badakhshan / Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Sodalite Mineral
Origin: Bancroft / Ontario / Canada ? Photo by kind permission of © cs.cmu.edu/~adg/adg-piimages.html |
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Sodalite Mineral
Size: 2.1 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm Origin: Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Sodalite
Size: 0.51 cm Weight: 0.16 ct Origin: South Africa Photo by kind permission of © http://www.gemfrance.com |
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Sodalite / UV
Size: 1.69 x 1.68 x 0.48 cm Weight: 6.38 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.freakingcat.com |
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Sodalite / UV
Size: 0.62 x 0.49 x 0.41 cm Weight: 0.66 ct Origin: Border region Afghanistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.freakingcat.com |
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Sodalite Mineral / UV
Size: 5 x 3.3 x 3 cm Origin: Koksha Valley / Badakhshan / Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Sodalite / UV
Size: 0.43 x 0.28 x 0.20 cm Weight: 0.10 ct Origin: Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.freakingcat.com |
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Sodalite / UV
Size: 0.46 x 0.35 x 0.29 cm Weight: 0.25 ct Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.freakingcat.com |
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Sodalite Mineral bicolor / UV
Size: 2.18 x 0.92 x 0.49 cm Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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