sodalite

[ sohd-l-ahyt ]

/ ˈsoʊd lˌaɪt /

noun

a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.

Origin of sodalite

First recorded in 1800–10; soda + -lite

Words nearby sodalite

soda jerk, soda lake, soda lime, soda-lime feldspar, sodalist, sodalite, sodality, sodamide, soda niter, soda nitre, soda pop

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Example sentences from the Web for sodalite

These last consist of an intermixture of nepheline or sodalite and alkali-felspar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
Many of them also contain nepheline, sodalite, hauyne and nosean; the much rarer mineral melilite appears also in some examples.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
Section of sodalite crystal from the lava of 1794, with belonites and crystals of magnetite enclosed.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull
Sodalite or hauyne may also be present, but nepheline is typically absent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sodalite

sodalite

/ (ˈsəʊdəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a blue, grey, yellow, or colourless mineral consisting of sodium aluminium silicate and sodium chloride in cubic crystalline form. It occurs in basic igneous rocks. Formula: Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl

Word Origin for sodalite

C19: from soda + -lite

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单词	sodalite
释义	sodalite [ sohd-l-ahyt ] / ˈsoʊd lˌaɪt / noun a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks. Origin of sodalite First recorded in 1800–10; soda + -lite Words nearby sodalite soda jerk, soda lake, soda lime, soda-lime feldspar, sodalist, sodalite, sodality, sodamide, soda niter, soda nitre, soda pop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sodalite These last consist of an intermixture of nepheline or sodalite and alkali-felspar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various Many of them also contain nepheline, sodalite, hauyne and nosean; the much rarer mineral melilite appears also in some examples. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various Section of sodalite crystal from the lava of 1794, with belonites and crystals of magnetite enclosed. Volcanoes: Past and Present\|Edward Hull Sodalite or hauyne may also be present, but nepheline is typically absent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sodalite sodalite / (ˈsəʊdəˌlaɪt) / noun a blue, grey, yellow, or colourless mineral consisting of sodium aluminium silicate and sodium chloride in cubic crystalline form. It occurs in basic igneous rocks. Formula: Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl Word Origin for sodalite C19: from soda + -lite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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