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Sample n° 20380

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
SODALITE	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	tektosilicates	feldspathoids	major

Description

Description: syenite with abundant sodalite

Origin

Country: Congo (RDC)
Region: Kivu
Locality: Rutshuru, Kirumba

Specification

Donors: Denaeyer

Donation year:
Sampling year: 1956

Registration date:
Quantity:

Size:

Dimension code 1>2>3: 1

Quality code 1>2>3: 1
Holotype: no

Paratype: no

Radioactive: no
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: no