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Sodalite

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Sodalite

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Description
Locality: 
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.4 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.90cm
Description

Gorgeous blue crystal of sodalite measure to 1.9cm set on the quartz matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sodalite

Formula: 
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
Oriental Minerals