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Sodalite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm
Description

Single crystal of sodalite from MSH. The specimen floureses intense orange under long wave light. 

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