SC398 - Sodalite
Locality: Horne Quarry, Red Hill, Moultonborough, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA (MINDAT)
Size: 10 x 7 x 7 cm - Cabinet (6-10 cm)
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minID: VJ6-7EG
Sodalite in syenite. The sodalite fluoresces bright orange under longwave UV light. Under shortwave UV light the matrix fluoresces a deep, weak red, typical of feldspars. The black mineral is an hornblende amphibole, possibly hastingsite.
