Hauynite
Description
A Sodalite group mineral similar to Lapis lazuli. Hauynite is a chloride-containing sodium aluminosilicate with some of the sodium replaced by calcium.
Synonyms and Related Terms
hauyne; haüynite; haüyne; hauinita (Esp.); hauinite (Port.); Hauyn (Deut.) ; hauyn (Ned.)
Other Properties
Color = blue, green, white, gray
Authority
- 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
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "sodalite." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 8 Sept. 2005 .