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Name: Phillipsite-Ca RRUFF ID: R060161 Ideal Chemistry: Ca3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O Locality: Sasback on Rhine, Germany Source: Marcus Origlieri Owner: RRUFF Description: Coating of colorless pseudo-octahedral shaped crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Harmotome (8) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Phillipsite-Ca samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060161.1 | |||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.9354(4)Å b: 14.214(1)Å c: 14.2894(7)Å alpha: 90.° beta: 90.° gamma: 90.° Volume: 2018.0(2)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Phillipsite-Ca | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Steinfink H (1962) The crystal structure of the zeolite, phillipsite, Acta Crystallographica, 15, 644-651 |
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Iijima A, Harada K (1969) Authigenic zeolites in zeolitic palagonite tuffs on Oahu, Hawaii, American Mineralogist, 54, 182-197 [view file] |
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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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