Hauynite

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Hauyne

Description

A Sodalite group mineral similar to Lapis lazuli. Hauynite is a chloride-containing sodium aluminosilicate with some of the sodium replaced by calcium.

Raman

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Synonyms and Related Terms

hauyne; haüynite; haüyne; hauinita (Esp.); hauinite (Port.); Hauyn (Deut.) ; hauyn (Ned.)

Physical and Chemical Properties

Color = blue, green, white, gray

Resources and Citations

  • Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics, Ashok Roy (ed.), National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Vol. 2, 1993
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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