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Name: Ferrierite-K RRUFF ID: R110200 Ideal Chemistry: (K,Na)5(Si31Al5)O72·18H2O Locality: Conejo Volcanics, Agoura, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA Source: Donald Doell [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Radial aggregates of acicular colorless crystals associated with clinoptilolite-K R110201 Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Ferrierite (5) ] |
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REFERENCES for Ferrierite-K | |
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Wise W S, Nokleberg W J, Kokinos M (1969) Clinoptilolite and ferrierite from Agoura, California, American Mineralogist, 54, 887-895 [view file] |
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Wise W S, Tschernich R W (1976) Chemical composition of ferrierite, American Mineralogist, 61, 60-66 [view file] |
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Alberti A, Sabelli C (1987) Statistical and true symmetry of ferrierite: possible absence of straight T-O-T bridging bonds, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 178, 249-256 [view file] |
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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] |
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Coombs D S, Alberti A, Armbuster T, Artioli G, Colella C, Galli E, Grice J D, Liebau F, Manbarino 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 (1998) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the subcommittee on zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, Mineralogical Magazine, 62, 533-571 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file] |
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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 |
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