hackmanite

hackmanite
\\ˈhakməˌnīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Victor Hackman, 19th century Finnish scientist + English -ite
: a sodalite containing a little sulfur and usually fluorescing orange or red under ultraviolet light

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  • sodalite — noun A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, NaAlSiOCl. Pink sodalite is sometimes called hackmanite. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite… …   Wiktionary

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