sodalite (SOD)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:associatedMinerals feldspar
nepheline
nosean
cancrinite
hauyne
gptkbp:category tectosilicate
gptkbp:chemicalFormula Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
gptkbp:cleavage poor
gptkbp:color blue
gray
green
white
yellow
gptkbp:component gptkb:chlorine
oxygen
aluminum
sodium
silicon
gptkbp:crystalSystem cubic
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1811
gptkbp:event igneous rocks
alkaline rocks
contact metamorphic rocks
gptkbp:fluorescence gptkb:orange
gptkbp:fracture conchoidal
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 5.5–6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sodalite (SOD)
gptkbp:IMA_symbol gptkb:Sod
gptkbp:luster vitreous
gptkbp:namedAfter sodium
gptkbp:opticalProperties isotropic
gptkbp:radioactive non-radioactive
gptkbp:refractiveIndex 1.483–1.487
gptkbp:relatedGroup feldspathoid
gptkbp:solubility soluble in hydrochloric acid
gptkbp:specificGravity 2.27–2.33
gptkbp:streak white
gptkbp:symmetry P43n
gptkbp:tenacity brittle
gptkbp:transparency translucent
transparent
gptkbp:unitCell a = 8.874 Å; Z=2
gptkbp:uses gptkb:building
granite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ZIF-8
gptkb:ZIF-94
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7