haüynite

mineral
Also known as: haüyne

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sodalite group

  • sodalite
    In sodalite

    Haüynite (haüyne) varies in colour from white or gray to green or blue. The blue variety, lazurite, is the primary constituent of lapis lazuli (q.v.); its depth of colour seems to increase with additional sulfide substitution.

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