#218

P-43n

Example – Sodalite, Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂

Named from its chemical composition.

Sodalite: High-temperature structures obtained from synchrotron radiation, and Rietveld refinements, Sample: T = 28 C

Hassan I , Antao S M , Parise J B
American Mineralogist , 89 (2004) p.359-364
http://www.webmineral.com/data/Sodalite.shtml

CIF
http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/AMS/download.php?id=03435.cif&down=cif

 

Na (pale yellow)
Cl (green)
AlO4 tetrahedra (blue)
SiO4 tetrahedra (orange)

 

3D rotatable model of Sodalite

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