Erionite-K - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Erionite-K R061104

Name: Erionite-K
RRUFF ID: R061104
Ideal Chemistry: K₁₀[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O
Locality: Chase Creek, Falkland, British Columbia, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S104442 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: A cavity lined with randomly oriented colorless prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Erionite (4) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R061104.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R061104

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R061104.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 13.246(4)Å b: 13.246(4)Å c: 15.106(3)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 2295(2)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Erionite-K
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Deffeyes K S (1959) Erionite from cenozoic tuffaceous sediments, central Nevada, American Mineralogist, 44, 501-509 [view file]
Fleischer M (1962) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 47, 1216-1223 [view file]
Eberly P E (1964) Absorption properties of naturally occurring erionite and its cationic-exchanged forms, American Mineralogist, 49, 30-40 [view file]
Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 1579-1589 [view file]
Kawahara A, Curien H (1969) La structure cristalline de l'érionite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 92, 250-256 [view file]
Sheppard R A, Gude A J (1969) Chemical composition and physical properties of the related zeolites offretite and erionite, American Mineralogist, 54, 875-886 [view file]
Passaglia E, Galli E, Rinaldi E (1974) Levynes and erionites from Sardinia, Italy, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 43, 253-259 [view file]
Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file]
Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]
Passaglia E, Artioli G, Gualtieri A (1998) Crystal chemistry of the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 577-589 [view file]
Ballirano P, Andreozzi G B, Dogan M, Dogan A U (2009) Crystal structure and iron topochemistry of erionite-K from Rome, Oregon, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 94, 1262-1270 [view file]
Saini-Eidukat B, Triplett J W (2014) Erionite and offretite from the Killdeer Mountains, Dunn County, North Dakota, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 99, 8-15
Ballirano P, Bloise A, Cremisini C, Nardi E, Montereali M R, Pacella A (2018) Thermally induced behavior of the K-exchanged erionite: a further step in understanding the structural modifications of the erionite group upon heating, Periodico di Mineralogia, 87, 123-134
Giacobbe C, Moliterni A, Di Giuseppe D, Malferrari D, Wright J P, Mattioli M, Raneri S, Giannini C, Fornasini L, Mugnaioli E, Ballirano P, Gualtieri A F (2023) The crystal structure of the killer fibre erionite from Tuzköy (Cappadocia, Turkey), IUCrJ, 10, 397-410 [view file]

REFERENCES for Erionite-K

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Deffeyes K S (1959) Erionite from cenozoic tuffaceous sediments, central Nevada, American Mineralogist, 44, 501-509 [view file]

Fleischer M (1962) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 47, 1216-1223 [view file]

Eberly P E (1964) Absorption properties of naturally occurring erionite and its cationic-exchanged forms, American Mineralogist, 49, 30-40 [view file]

Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 1579-1589 [view file]

Kawahara A, Curien H (1969) La structure cristalline de l'érionite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 92, 250-256 [view file]

Sheppard R A, Gude A J (1969) Chemical composition and physical properties of the related zeolites offretite and erionite, American Mineralogist, 54, 875-886 [view file]

Passaglia E, Galli E, Rinaldi E (1974) Levynes and erionites from Sardinia, Italy, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 43, 253-259 [view file]

Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file]

Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbruster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Mandarino J A, Minato H, Nickel E H, Passaglia E, Peacor D R, Quartieri S, Rinaldi R, Ross M, Sheppard R A, Tillmanns E, Vezzalini G, (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1571-1606 [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]

Passaglia E, Artioli G, Gualtieri A (1998) Crystal chemistry of the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 577-589 [view file]

Ballirano P, Andreozzi G B, Dogan M, Dogan A U (2009) Crystal structure and iron topochemistry of erionite-K from Rome, Oregon, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 94, 1262-1270 [view file]

Saini-Eidukat B, Triplett J W (2014) Erionite and offretite from the Killdeer Mountains, Dunn County, North Dakota, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 99, 8-15

Ballirano P, Bloise A, Cremisini C, Nardi E, Montereali M R, Pacella A (2018) Thermally induced behavior of the K-exchanged erionite: a further step in understanding the structural modifications of the erionite group upon heating, Periodico di Mineralogia, 87, 123-134

Giacobbe C, Moliterni A, Di Giuseppe D, Malferrari D, Wright J P, Mattioli M, Raneri S, Giannini C, Fornasini L, Mugnaioli E, Ballirano P, Gualtieri A F (2023) The crystal structure of the killer fibre erionite from Tuzköy (Cappadocia, Turkey), IUCrJ, 10, 397-410 [view file]