#sodalite — Public Fediverse posts

A #handmade #minimal #earrings available with various round #gemstones made with #SterlingSilver. Choose among #hematite #Agate #sodalite #Carnelian #amazonite #quartz #aventurine #goldstone and #tigerseye in various colors.

Find it on my #etsy shop in.... section here
https://www.etsy.com/shop/kosmimatis/?etsrc=sdt&section_id=40780010
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#ShopHandmade #silver #silver925 #MastodonArt
#kosmimatis #jewelry #HandmadeJewelry #HandmadeWithLove #JewelryArt #ArtisanJewelry #GreekJewelry

#Tugtupite is our second sodalite-structure (after #Haüyne). Finch et al. (2016) investigated the sources of color from point defects, bonds, and coordination in the #sodalite cage structure.

Tugupite is different, due to the beryllium substitution & also that the sodium atoms (large grey balls in the images) are five-fold coordinated, not four-fold.

Tugupite is #tenebrescent (my word of the day): it changes color in daylight, and this might be useful in window blinds.

#Greenland #MinCup25

A #boho style #ring with a natural blue #sodalite made with #SterlingSilver. We can make another one for your size with a gemstone of your choice, please send us message!

Find it on my #etsy shop here
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4296968717/sterling-silver-fine-statement-ring-gift
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#ShopHandmade #handmade  #silver #silver925 #MastodonArt #MastoArt
#kosmimatis #jewelry #HandmadeJewelry #HandmadeGreekJewelry #HandmadeWithLove #JewelryArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandmadeGreece #GiftJewelry

A unique #pendant with #natureral #Sodalite and #Iolite gemstones made with #SterlingSilver. What do you think seems like? A honeybee, something else...? Write a comment

Find it on my  #etsy shop here
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1653292894/boho-sterling-silver-unique-pendant-with
For more info and creations see my bio or the pinned toot!

#ShopHandmade #handmade  #silver #silver925 #MastodonArt
#kosmimatis #jewelry #HandmadeJewelry #HandmadeWithLove #JewelryArt #ArtisanJewelry #GreekJewelry #HandmadeGreece #GiftJewelry

A wide variety of #minimal open #rings made with #SterlingSilver are available in our #Etsy shop here
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1359777301/sterling-silver-open-ring-gift-for-her
We can make your #ring with blue #Sodalite, red #Carnelian, green #aventurine and much more #gemstones!

Send us a message with your ideas!
For more info see my bio or the pinned toot!

#ShopHandmade #handmade  #silver #silver925 #MastodonArt
#kosmimatis #jewelry #HandmadeJewelry #HandmadeGreekJewelry #HandmadeWithLove #JewelryArt #ArtisanJewelry #GiftJewelry

A handmade open #ring with blue #sodalite made with #SterlingSilver.  A perfect #gift for a beloved person or yourself!

Find it on my  #etsy shop! see my bio or the pinned toot!

#openring
#ShopHandmade #handmade  #silver #silver925 #MastodonArt
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An oval hammered #pendant with red #Carnelian made with #SterlingSilver. We can make it also and with #Amethyst (purple), #Sodalite (blue) or #Aventurine (green)! It's available with silver chain or durable nylon cord!

Find it on my  #etsy shop! see my bio or the pinned toot!

#ShopHandmade #handmade  #silver #silver925 #MastodonArt
#kosmimatis #jewelry #HandmadeJewelry #HandmadeGreekJewelry #HandmadeWithLove #JewelryArt #ArtisanJewelry #GreekJewelry #HandmadeGreece #GiftJewelry

An oval shape handmade #earrings with a hanging stone from chain made with #SterlingSilver. It's available with other stones too, in these photos you see them with blue #sodalite! A perfect #gift for a beloved person or yourself!

Find it on my  #etsy shop! see my bio or the pinned toot!

#ShopHandmade #handmade  #silver #silver925 #MastodonArt
#kosmimatis #jewelry #HandmadeJewelry #HandmadeGreekJewelry #HandmadeWithLove #JewelryArt #ArtisanJewelry #GreekJewelry #HandmadeGreece #GiftJewelry

Boohoo, #Sodalite lost a close one to #Stibnite. I hope sodalite gets a chance next year to convince folks it's super cool. Onward! #MinCup23

Match 4 in #MinCup23
Fact sheet:

#Stibnite
1) there's a town called Stibnite in Idaho
2) has been used since Egyptian times as eyeliner, in cosmetics, and as medicine
3) Used in glitter compositions in fireworks

#Sodalite
1) It fluoresces bright red-orange under ultraviolet light
2) The uniformly blue parts are used in jewellery.
3) Sodalite-bearing rocks are used as decorative floor and wall coverings

Have you enjoyed this trip down #Igneous #Petrology Lane? If so, please throw your vote to #Sodalite, a wonderful #Mineral that has been very special to me! #MinCup23 #MinCup2023
Go #TeamSodalite!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-4

Come on and vote for the spectacular hothouse #orchid of #Minerals: #Sodalite. Only the rarest of conditions produce this fabulous gem! #TeamSodalite #MineralCup #MinCup23 #MinCup2023
Vote here! Vote now! Vote once!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-4

This match is still close but with little over an hour to go it looks as if #Stibnite will make it to Round 2 of #MinCup23. Can #Sodalite regain the lead? Make your case, recruit new players and vote!
Vote here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-4
Results here: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-4

Less than 2 hours left and #stibnite has pulled slightly ahead of #sodalite. If you haven’t yet, pick your favorite and vote! #MinCup23

@FaithfullJohn #sodalite is just one of several blue minerals in #minCup23 -get used to it! Better than stibnite swords of death.

Now the cool thing about #NephilineSyenite is that yes, there will be a sizeable proportion of silica containing alkali feldspar. #Sodalite, #Nephiline and others, if present, crystallize AFTER the available Si is used up. So they may be vein-filling or adjacent in the matrix. But if they are present, that's definitive for a silica poor source magma. Anyway, VOTE SODALITE! #TeamSodalite #MinCup23

Glenn Poirier (one of the authors of the Mont Saint-Hilaire mineral book) and Paula Piilonen visited a new #sodalite locality in #BritishColumbia for the Canadian Museum of Nature, #Ottawa.

in English:
https://nature.ca/en/fieldwork-during-a-pandemic-the-mountains-are-calling/
et en français:
https://nature.ca/fr/lappel-des-montagnes-le-travail-de-terrain-en-temps-de-pandemie/
#MinCup23

So, what does it take to be a silica deficient magma like those that produce #Sodalite? Well, the entire earth is 32%Fe, 30%O, 15%Si & it drops off quick. But the crust is 47%O, 28%Si, 8%Al, 5%Fe. You need to remove that 28% for #NephileneSyenite rock so the source material itself must be silica deprived. Magmas created from quartz-poor sources include deep marine subduction zones where ocean floor sediments are clayey, calcareous, high in AL but also low in silica, which is rare! #MinCup23