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Name: Phillipsite-K RRUFF ID: R140774 Ideal Chemistry: K6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O Locality: Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy Source: Ch. and H. Schäfer [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Radial aggregates of colorless prismatic crystals, associated with calcite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
| Mineral Group: [ Harmotome (8) ] | ||
| Quick search: [ All Phillipsite-K samples (2) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R140774.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.972(6)Å b: 14.370(9)Å c: 8.785(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 124.75(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1034.4(7)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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| REFERENCES for Phillipsite-K | |
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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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Levy A (1825) Descriptions of two new minerals, The Annals of Philosophy, 10, 361-363 [view file] |
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Hintze C (1897) 18. Phillipsit, Handbuch der Mineralogie, 2, 1799-1812 [view file] |
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Steinfink H (1962) The crystal structure of the zeolite, phillipsite, Acta Crystallographica, 15, 644-651 |
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Galli E, Ghittoni A G L (1972) The crystal chemistry of phillipsites, American Mineralogist, 57, 1125-1145 [view file] |
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Rinaldi R, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1974) Zeolites of the phillipsite family. Refinement of the crystal structure of phillipsite and harmotome, Acta Crystallographica, B30, 2426-2433 |
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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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