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

Erionite-Na R061126

Name: Erionite-Na
RRUFF ID: R061126
Ideal Chemistry: Na₁₀[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O
Locality: Dunseverick, Ireland
Source: Michael Scott S104606 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless prismatic crystals frozen in basalt nodules with chabazite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Erionite (4) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R061126.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Na_5.05K_2.42Ca_1.08◻_1.05Mg_0.40)_Σ=10(Si_25.57Al_10.43)_Σ=36O₇₂·22.80H₂O; H₂O estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R061126

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R061126.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 13.36(2)Å b: 13.36(2)Å c: 15.24(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 2357(5)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-Na
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Eakle A S (1898) Erionite, a new zeolite, American Journal of Science, 156, 66-68 [view file]
Deffeyes K S (1959) Erionite from cenozoic tuffaceous sediments, central Nevada, American Mineralogist, 44, 501-509 [view file]
Staples L W, Gard J A (1959) The fibrous zeolite erionite; its occurrence, unit cell, and structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 32, 261-281 [view file]
Fleischer M (1962) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 47, 1216-1223 [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]
Mizota T, Shibuya G, Shimazu M, Takeshita Y (1974) Mineralogical studies on levyne and erionite from Japan, Geological Society of Japan Memoirs, 11, 283-290 [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]
Schlenker J L, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1977) Dehydrated natural erionite with stacking faults of the offretite type, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 3265-3268
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]
Cametti G, Pacella A, Mura F, Rossi M, Ballirano P (2013) New morphological, chemical, and structural data of woolly erionite-Na from Durkee, Oregon, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 98, 2155-2163
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
Pacella A, Ballirano P, Cametti G (2016) Quantitative chemical analysis of erionite fibres using a micro-analytical SEM-EDX method, European Journal of Mineralogy, 28, 257-264
Gualtieri A F, Gandolfi N B, Passaglia E, Pollastri S, Mattioli M, Giordani M, Ottaviani M F, Cangiotti M, Bloise A, Barca D, Vigliaturo R, Viani A, Pasquali L, Gualtieri M L (2018) Is fibrous ferrierite a potential health hazard? Characterization and comparison with fibrous erionite, American Mineralogist, 103, 1044-1055
Mattioli M, Giordani M, Ballirano P, Salvioli-Mariani E, Bernardini S, Della Ventura G (2023) First occurrence, crystal-chemistry and structure of erionite, a carcinogenic fibrous zeolite, from the volcanic rocks of Latium (Italy), Periodico di Mineralogia, 92, 159-178 [view file]

REFERENCES for Erionite-Na

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Eakle A S (1898) Erionite, a new zeolite, American Journal of Science, 156, 66-68 [view file]

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

Staples L W, Gard J A (1959) The fibrous zeolite erionite; its occurrence, unit cell, and structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 32, 261-281 [view file]

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

Mizota T, Shibuya G, Shimazu M, Takeshita Y (1974) Mineralogical studies on levyne and erionite from Japan, Geological Society of Japan Memoirs, 11, 283-290 [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]

Schlenker J L, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1977) Dehydrated natural erionite with stacking faults of the offretite type, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 3265-3268

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]

Cametti G, Pacella A, Mura F, Rossi M, Ballirano P (2013) New morphological, chemical, and structural data of woolly erionite-Na from Durkee, Oregon, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 98, 2155-2163

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

Pacella A, Ballirano P, Cametti G (2016) Quantitative chemical analysis of erionite fibres using a micro-analytical SEM-EDX method, European Journal of Mineralogy, 28, 257-264

Gualtieri A F, Gandolfi N B, Passaglia E, Pollastri S, Mattioli M, Giordani M, Ottaviani M F, Cangiotti M, Bloise A, Barca D, Vigliaturo R, Viani A, Pasquali L, Gualtieri M L (2018) Is fibrous ferrierite a potential health hazard? Characterization and comparison with fibrous erionite, American Mineralogist, 103, 1044-1055

Mattioli M, Giordani M, Ballirano P, Salvioli-Mariani E, Bernardini S, Della Ventura G (2023) First occurrence, crystal-chemistry and structure of erionite, a carcinogenic fibrous zeolite, from the volcanic rocks of Latium (Italy), Periodico di Mineralogia, 92, 159-178 [view file]