Gmelinite-Ca R061130 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Gmelinite-Ca R061130

Name: Gmelinite-Ca
RRUFF ID: R061130
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₂(Si₈Al₄)O₂₄·11H₂O
Locality: Fara Vicentino, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Source: Michael Scott S104698 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale orange tabular crystals lining vesicles in basalt
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Gmelinite (6) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R061130.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ca_1.70Na_0.21K_0.09)(Si_8.30Al_3.70)O₂₄·11H₂O; H₂O estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R061130

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R061130.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 13.791(2)Å b: 13.791(2)Å c: 9.962(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1640.8(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 Gmelinite-Ca
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Barrer R M (1944) Sorption by gmelinite and mordenite, Transactions of the Faraday Society, 44, 555-564
Passaglia E, Pongiluppi D, Vezzalini G (1978) The crystal chemistry of gmelinites, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1978, 310-324
Fischer K (1982) Untersuchung der kristallstruktur von gmelinit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1982, 145-155
Sacerdoti M, Passaglia E, Carnevali R (1995) Structural refinements of Na-, K-, and Ca-exchanged gmelinites, Zeolites, 15, 276-281
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]

REFERENCES for Gmelinite-Ca

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Barrer R M (1944) Sorption by gmelinite and mordenite, Transactions of the Faraday Society, 44, 555-564

Passaglia E, Pongiluppi D, Vezzalini G (1978) The crystal chemistry of gmelinites, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1978, 310-324

Fischer K (1982) Untersuchung der kristallstruktur von gmelinit, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1982, 145-155

Sacerdoti M, Passaglia E, Carnevali R (1995) Structural refinements of Na-, K-, and Ca-exchanged gmelinites, Zeolites, 15, 276-281

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]