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Sample n° 11247

Minerals found in the sample

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

Description

Description: blue sodalite in nepheline-bearing syenite

Origin

Country: Burundi
Region: Kayanza
Locality: Haute Ruvubu, Murata, Murukaga

Specification

Donors: Antun

Donation year: 1967
Sampling year:

Registration date:
Quantity: 1

Size: 2

Dimension code 1>2>3: 3

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

Paratype: no

Radioactive: no
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: no