Physical Properties of Sodalite Stone / Crystal |
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Chemical Formula: | Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 |
Chemical Composition: | |
Crystal System: | Isometric |
Lustre: | Greasy or waxy |
Transparency: | Opaque |
Colour: | royal blue, green, yellow, violet |
Streak: | White |
Hardness: | 5.5 - 6 on Mohs scale |
Tenacity: | Brittle |
Cleavage: | Poor |
Fracture: | Conchoidal to uneven |
Density: | 2.29 |
Refractive Index: | 1.483 - 1.487 |
Sodalite is considered to be a very popular stone that helps to bring mental clarity and rational thought. It comes in various colours like rich royal blue, green, yellow, violet and is usually mottled with white veins or patches. It is considered to be the lucky stone of Sagittarius zodiac sign. It helps to calm our mind and helps to verbalize the feelings. It helps to enhance your self esteem and makes you feel confident about yourself. It boosts self acceptance and self trust. It helps you to create an emotional balance.
This stone helps to create a smooth and peaceful mind which in turn helps you to process information with ease and comfort. This will ensure that you are able to grasp the maximum out of any of your exposures. This stone also promotes trust, harmony, and solidarity among people thus helping to create a proper atmosphere of love and camaraderie. This stone will work wonders when used during team work. It purifies the atmosphere and gets rid of all the negative energy that is around.
One of the most important uses of sodalite is to control and balance the emotions and ease panic attacks. Medically it helps to balance metabolism, boost the immune system and get rid of insomnia. It also helps to reduce the blood pressure, control fever, soothe sore throats and take care of the vocal chords, larynx and also digestive disorders. Thus it has many beneficial medical and healing benefits and uses.
Sodalite gemstones / crystals are found in some of the countries of world are: Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, DR Congo, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Helena, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, UK, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela, Zimbabwe