Sodalite mine
Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
The Sodalite mine is an open pit sodalite mine operated to exploit sodalite deposits.
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Mindat lists 28 minerals from the site, but only has photos of two – sodalite and cancrinite.
Cancrinite is an orange-brown mineral that often grows alongside of the Sodalite.
The Sodalite from the site is a high quality royal blue, although I have seen some pieces with white calcite too.
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