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Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
Sodalite
A blue feldspathoid, white calcite veins, and no pyrite stars of the sort lapis carries.
- Formula
- Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
- Mohs hardness
- 5.5–6
- Crystal system
- cubic
- Colour
- blue, white
- Element
- water
- Chakra (tradition)
- throat
- Zodiac
- Sagittarius
- Month
- —
- Where the earth keeps it
- Brazil, Canada, Greenland
What it actually is
Sodalite is Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂ before it is a story. The lattice is cubic, Mohs 5.5–6, and the eye meets blue, white.
The better pieces still come out of the ground in Brazil, Canada, Greenland. A blue feldspathoid, white calcite veins, and no pyrite stars of the sort lapis carries.
What the old tradition whispers
The parlour tradition ties Sodalite to water and to the throat centre. The old site stood it near: Sagittarius.
How not to turn it to ash
A hard stone survives a daily ring, yet two diamonds in one box will scratch each other. Warm water and a soft cloth are enough.