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Name: Cowlesite RRUFF ID: R060627 Ideal Chemistry: Ca(Al2Si3)O10·5-6H2O Locality: Goble, Colombia County, Oregon, USA Source: Michael Scott S100860 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Radiating spherical sprays of colorless lath-like crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Cowlesite | |
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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] |
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Wise W S, Tschernich R W (1975) Cowlesite, a new Ca-zeolite, American Mineralogist, 60, 951-956 [view file] |
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Nawaz R (1984) New data on cowlesite from Northern Ireland, Mineralogical Magazine, 48, 565-566 [view file] |
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Vezzalini G, Artioli G, Quartieri S, Foy H (1992) The crystal chemistry of cowlesite, Mineralogical Magazine, 56, 575-579 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Burke E A J (1993) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 78, 845-849 [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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