Sodalite (Var: Hackmanite), Nepheline

Sodalite (Var: Hackmanite) : Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄(Cl₂,S), Nepheline : (Na,K)[AlSiO₄]

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Locality: Goulding-Keene Quarry (and CN Dump), Dungannon Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada

Here is the sample under long wave UV light, the Hackmanite fluoresces red/orange. The sample is 4.9 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm. From M. Adamowicz.

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Sodalite (Var: Hackmanite) : Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄(Cl₂,S), Nepheline : (Na,K)[AlSiO₄]