different between plutonic vs sodalite

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /plu??t?n?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /plu?t?n?k/
• Hyphenation: plu?ton?ic

Etymology 1

See Plutonic.

Adjective

plutonic (comparative more plutonic, superlative most plutonic)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Plutonic

Etymology 2

From pluton(ium) +? -ic.

Adjective

plutonic (not comparable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Containing plutonium in a higher oxidation state.

Related terms

• plutonous

Romanian

Etymology

From French plutonique.

Adjective

plutonic m or n (feminine singular plutonic?, masculine plural plutonici, feminine and neuter plural plutonice)

1. Plutonic

Declension

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