Sodalite

Hardness ( Moh )

" 5.5 - 6

Crystal System

Cubic

Specific Gravity

2.13 - 2.29

Refractive Index

1.483 - 1.487

Birefringence

Family

Colour(s)

blue, green, yellow, violet, white veining

Cleavage

Francture Type

Conchoidal to uneven

Luster

Streak

White

Transparency

Transparent to translucent

Formula

Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2

Country

Found In Afghanistan,Africa,Angola,Antarctica,Argentina,Armenia,Atlantic Ocean,Australia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Bolivia,Brazil,Burundi,Cameroon,Canada,Cape Verde,Central African Republic,Chile,China,Comoros,Cook Islands,Czech Republic,DR Congo,Egypt,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Federated States of Micronesia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Greenland,Guinea,India,Indonesia,Iran,Italy,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Kyrgyzstan,Libya,Madagascar,Malawi,Mali,Mauritania,Mauritius,Mexico,Mongolia,Morocco,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,Nepal,New Zealand,North Korea,Northwest Africa Meteorites,Norway,Oman,Pakistan,Papua New Guinea,Paraguay,Peru,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,Saint Helena， Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,Saudi Arabia,Slovakia,Solomon Islands,South Africa,South Korea,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Turkey,UK,Ukraine,USA,Venezuela,Vietnam,Zimbabwe