different between sodalite vs tugtupite

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

Noun

tugtupite (usually uncountable, plural tugtupites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare beryllium-aluminium tectosilicate with a structure similar to that of sodalite.

Further reading

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