different between sodalite vs faujasite

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

English

Etymology

Faujas +? -ite, after Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819), French geologist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fo?d??za?t/ or /?f??d??za?t/

Noun

faujasite (countable and uncountable, plural faujasites)

1. (mineralogy) A zeolite mineral consisting of sodalite cages connected through hexagonal prisms.

Further reading

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