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Name: Chabazite-Ca RRUFF ID: R061096 Ideal Chemistry: Ca2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O Locality: Tyul'bnyunuai Valley, Lovosero, Kola Pen, Russia Source: Michael Scott S102420 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless rhombohedral crystals associated with aegirine Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Chabazite (8) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Chabazite-Ca samples (4) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R061096.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 13.735(3)Å b: 13.735(3)Å c: 14.933(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 2439.9(4)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Chabazite-Ca | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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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Bosc D'Antic L (1792) Mémoire sur la chabazie, Journal d'Histoire Naturelle, 2, 181-184 [view file] |
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Dent L S, Smith J V (1958) Crystal structure of chabazite, a molecular sieve, Nature, 181, 1794-1796 |
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Smith J V, Rinaldi F, Dent Glasser L S (1963) Crystal structures with a chabazite framework. II. Hydrated Ca-chabazite* at room temperature, Acta Crystallographica, 16, 45-53 |
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Ames L L (1966) Alkali metal cation equilibria with chabazite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 572-581 [view file] |
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Passaglia E (1970) The crystal chemistry of chabazites, American Mineralogist, 55, 1278-1301 [view file] |
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Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file] |
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Alberti A, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Passaglia E, Zanazzi P F (1982) Position of cations and water molecules in hydrated chabazite. Natural and Na-, Ca-, Sr- and K-exchanged chabazites, Zeolites, 2, 303-309 |
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Calligaris M, Nardin G, Randaccio L (1982) Cation-site location in a natural chabazite, Acta Crystallographica, B38, 602-605 |
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Mazzi F, Galli E (1983) The tetrahedral framework of chabazite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1983, 461-480 |
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Goryainov S V, Belitsky I A (1995) Raman spectroscopy of water tracer diffusion of zeolite single crystals, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 22, 443-452 [link] |
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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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Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file] |
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Passaglia E, Ferro O (2002) Occurrence and crystal structure of magnesian chabazite, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 142, 1729-1735 |
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Nakatsuka A, Okada H, Fujiwara K, Nakayama N, Mizota T (2007) Crystallographic configurations of water molecules and exchangeable cations in a hydrated natural CHA-zeolite (chabazite), Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 102, 188-195 |
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