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This study reports on the effect of three different salts (Na₂CO₃, NaCl, and Na₂SO₄) on desilication product (DSP) precipitation in synthetic Bayer liquor. Na₂SO₄ had a distinct effect compared with both Na₂CO₃ and NaCl as only nosean-sodalite formed. With the addition of Na₂SO₄, both the templating effect of SO₄^2– and subunit condensation processes appear to be involved. Na₂CO₃ promoted the transformation of zeolite Linde Type A (LTA) to sodalite, while NaCl did not have a significant effect on phase transformation compared with the control test. The unit cell size of zeolite LTA did not change as a function of time and anions present. The unit cell size of sodalite did significantly change as a function of salts added as follows: NaCl < control < Na₂CO₃ < Na₂SO₄. UV-Raman spectra exhibited signature peaks for sodalite with Na₂CO₃ and Na₂SO₄ which is useful since the differences in the XRD patterns for …