A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Sodalite |
|---|---|
| Description | Sodalite, Na4Al3(SiO4)3Cl (sodium aluminum silicate chloride), is named in reference to its sodium content and is used for carvings and some jewelry pieces. Sodalite is a member of the feldspathoid group of minerals. |
| Location | Bolivia ▹ Cochabamba Province |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2002-02-14. |
| Collection | Ward’s Classroom Collection of Gem Minerals #35. |
| Key words | sodalite |
| Tech details | 339 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2371 |
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