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haüynite

mineral

Also known as: haüyne

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sodalite group

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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