Sodalite

Na4Al3(SiO4)3Cl, Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride.

• Sodalite is named in reference to its sodium content.
• Bancroft, Ontario; Mt. Vesuvius, Italy; Brazil; Ice River area, British Columbia and Maine, USA
• sodalite is usually distinguished by its blue color, which is typically a darker blue compared to the rich ultramarine hue of lapis lazuli
•  also lacking the pyrite which is commonly associated with lapis lazuli

Sodium Aluminum Chloride Hardness: 5.5 Price: left-$56, right-$20

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