sodalite

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/ˈsoʊ.dəˌlaɪt/

noun

A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, Na₄Al₃Si₃O₁₂Cl. Pink sodalite is sometimes called hackmanite. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite Group of silicate minerals.

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Meanings

nounsodalite (countable and uncountable, plural sodalites)

plural sodalites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, Na₄Al₃Si₃O₁₂Cl. Pink sodalite is sometimes called hackmanite. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite Group of silicate minerals.

Origin

Named for the alkaline silicate composition.

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Translations

Finnish sodaliitti
  • sodaliittimineral
German Sodalith
  • Sodalithmineral
Polish sodalit
  • sodalitmineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

isolateddiastolealtosidesolidateelastoid
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APA

sodalite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sodalite

MLA

“sodalite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sodalite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sodalite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sodalite.

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