ðə mˈɪnɚɹəl fˈɔːɹm ʌv sˈoʊdiəm hˌɛksɐflˌʊɹɹoʊlˈuːmᵻnˌeɪt, wˌɪtʃ ɪz kˈɔːld kɹˈaɪəlˌaɪt, wʌz mˈaɪnd æɾ ˈɪvɪɡtˌuːt ɔnðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst ʌv ɡɹˈiːnlənd ʌntˈɪl ðə dᵻpˈɑːzɪt wʌz dᵻplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
The mineral form of sodium hexafluoroaluminate, which is called cryolite, was mined at Ivigtût on the west coast of Greenland until the deposit was depleted in 1987.