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Sodalite Group

This page provides mineralogical data about Sodalite Group.

Classification of Sodalite Group

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Relationship of Sodalite Group to other Species

Minerals in Group:
Haüyne:
(Na,Ca)
 
4-8
[Al
 
6
Si
 
6
(O,S)
 
24
](SO
 
4
,Cl)
 
1-2
Nosean:
Na
 
8
[SO
 
4
|Al
 
6
Si
 
6
O
 
24
]
Sodalite:
Na
 
8
[Cl
 
2
|Al
 
6
Si
 
6
O
 
24
]
Tsaregorodtsevite:
N(CH
 
3
)
 
4
[AlSi
 
5
O
 
12
]
Tugtupite:
Na
 
4
[Cl|BeAlSi
 
4
O
 
12
]

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Sodalite Group

Reference List:Barth, T.F.W. (1932) The structure of the minerals of the sodalite family. Zeitschrift Kristallographie: 83: 405-414.

Van Peteghem, J.K. and Burley, B.J. (1963) Studies on solid solution between sodalite, nosean, and hauyne. Canadian Mineralogist: 7: 808-813.

Taylor, D. (1967) The sodalite group of minerals. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 16: 172-188.

Hassan, I. and Grundy, H.D. (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals. Acta Crystallographica: B40: 6-13.

Bellatreccia, F., Della Ventura, G., Piccinini, M. Cavallo, A. and Brilli, M. (2009): H2O and CO2 in minerals of the haüyne-sodalite group: an FTIR spectroscopy study. Mineralogical Magazine 73, 399-413.

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