Sodalite [ Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl ]
Material properties
| Formulas | Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2, Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
| Abbreviation | Sdl |
| Variants | synthetic, sulphur doped |
| Classification | Sodalite (group) |
| Member | Hackmanite |
| Luminescence emitters | Charge transfer, F+ center, Fe, Mn, O2, Pb, S2, Triplet-singlet, Unspecified |
| Spectra | Luminescence (3) |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1811 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Hackmanite |
| Crystal symmetry | Cubic, Point group 43m, Space group P43n (#218) |
| Tags | Mineral, Synthetic, Aluminosilicate, Aluminosilicate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| O | 12 |
| Cl | 1 |
| Si | 3 |
| Al | 3 |
| Na | 4 |
| Total: | 23 |
References for Sodalite
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agamah et al. 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blumentritt et al. 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 2009 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hamblen 2003 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2021 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sidike et al. 2007 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Van Doorn & Schipper 1971 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Sodalite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chkalovite-Sodalite-Microcline (Ilímaussaq) | Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech | Chkalovite, Microcline, Sodalite | 0 | — | |
| P-0035 Sodalite | CSIRO | Sodalite | 1 | CL | |
| P-0432 Blue sodalite | CSIRO | Sodalite | 1 | CL/SEM | |
| Sodalite (#1, Ilímaussaq) | Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech | Sodalite | 0 | — | |
| Sodalite-Tugtupite (#5, Ilímaussaq) | Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech | Sodalite, Tugtupite | 0 | — |