different between lazurite vs sodalite

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin lazur (“lapis lazuli”), from Arabic ??????????? (l?zaward), from Persian ??????? (lâžvard).

Noun

lazurite (usually uncountable, plural lazurites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na_4-5Al₃Si₃O₁₂S.

Translations

See also

• lazurite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• sodalite
• silicate, silica group

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Lazurite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “lazurite”, in Mindat.org?^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• altruize

English

Etymology

Named for the alkaline silicate composition.

Noun

sodalite (plural sodalites)

1. (mineralogy) 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.

Related terms

• soda

Translations

See also

• silica group
• lazurite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Sodalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “sodalite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• altoside, diastole, diolates, elastoid, isolated, solidate