R060836 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Erionite-Ca R060836

Name: Erionite-Ca
RRUFF ID: R060836
Ideal Chemistry: Ca₅[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O
Locality: Moeraki, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Source: Michael Scott S100925 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating group of colorless acicular hexagonal prisms
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Erionite (4) ]

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060836.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ca_2.08K_1.21Na_0.94Mg_0.77Fe³⁺_0.41Cr_0.10)_Σ=5.51(Si_26.62Al_9.38)O₇₂·23.41H₂O; H₂O estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Sample is oriented and mounted on a pin

Pin ID:

M00444

Orientation:

Laser parallel to c* (0 0 1). Fiducial mark perpendicular to laser is parallel to a [1 0 0].

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060836

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample.

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060836.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 13.267(4)Å b: 13.267(4)Å c: 15.120(6)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 2304.6(9)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Erionite-Ca
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Deffeyes K S (1959) Erionite from cenozoic tuffaceous sediments, central Nevada, American Mineralogist, 44, 501-509 [view file]
Fleischer M (1962) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 47, 1216-1223 [view file]
Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 1579-1589 [view file]
Harada K, Iwamoto S, Kihara K (1967) Erionite, phillipsite and gonnardite in the amygdales of altered basalt from Mazé, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, American Mineralogist, 52, 1785-1794 [view file]
Kawahara A, Curien H (1969) La structure cristalline de l'érionite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 92, 250-256 [view file]
Sheppard R A, Gude A J (1969) Chemical composition and physical properties of the related zeolites offretite and erionite, American Mineralogist, 54, 875-886 [view file]
Passaglia E, Galli E, Rinaldi E (1974) Levynes and erionites from Sardinia, Italy, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 43, 253-259 [view file]
Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file]
Schlenker J L, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1977) Dehydrated natural erionite with stacking faults of the offretite type, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 3265-3268
Vezzalini G, Quartieri S, Rossi A, Alberti A (1994) Occurrence of zeolites from Northern Victoria Land (Antarctica), Terra Antartica, 1, 96-99
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]
Gualtieri A, Artioli G, Passaglia E, Bigi S, Viani A, Hanson J C (1998) Crystal structure-crystal chemistry relationships in the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 590-606 [view file]
Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]
Passaglia E, Artioli G, Gualtieri A (1998) Crystal chemistry of the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 577-589 [view file]
Saini-Eidukat B, Triplett J W (2014) Erionite and offretite from the Killdeer Mountains, Dunn County, North Dakota, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 99, 8-15
Giordani M, Cametti G, Di Lorenzo F, Churakov S V (2019) Real-time observation of fibrous zeolites reactivity in contact with simulated lung fluids (SLFs) obtained by atomic force microscope (AFM), Minerals, 9, 83
Cametti G, Churakov S V. (2020) Crystal structure of Ag-exchanged levyne intergrown with erionite: Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and molecular dynamics simulations, American Mineralogist, 105, 1631-1638

REFERENCES for Erionite-Ca

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Deffeyes K S (1959) Erionite from cenozoic tuffaceous sediments, central Nevada, American Mineralogist, 44, 501-509 [view file]

Fleischer M (1962) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 47, 1216-1223 [view file]

Fleischer M (1967) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 52, 1579-1589 [view file]

Harada K, Iwamoto S, Kihara K (1967) Erionite, phillipsite and gonnardite in the amygdales of altered basalt from Mazé, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, American Mineralogist, 52, 1785-1794 [view file]

Kawahara A, Curien H (1969) La structure cristalline de l'érionite, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 92, 250-256 [view file]

Sheppard R A, Gude A J (1969) Chemical composition and physical properties of the related zeolites offretite and erionite, American Mineralogist, 54, 875-886 [view file]

Passaglia E, Galli E, Rinaldi E (1974) Levynes and erionites from Sardinia, Italy, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 43, 253-259 [view file]

Bailey S W (1977) Report of the I.M.A-I.U.Cr. Joint Committee on Nomenclature, American Mineralogist, 62, 411-415 [view file]

Schlenker J L, Pluth J J, Smith J V (1977) Dehydrated natural erionite with stacking faults of the offretite type, Acta Crystallographica, B33, 3265-3268

Vezzalini G, Quartieri S, Rossi A, Alberti A (1994) Occurrence of zeolites from Northern Victoria Land (Antarctica), Terra Antartica, 1, 96-99

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]

Gualtieri A, Artioli G, Passaglia E, Bigi S, Viani A, Hanson J C (1998) Crystal structure-crystal chemistry relationships in the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 590-606 [view file]

Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1998) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 83, 1347-1352 [view file]

Passaglia E, Artioli G, Gualtieri A (1998) Crystal chemistry of the zeolites erionite and offretite, American Mineralogist, 83, 577-589 [view file]

Saini-Eidukat B, Triplett J W (2014) Erionite and offretite from the Killdeer Mountains, Dunn County, North Dakota, U.S.A., American Mineralogist, 99, 8-15

Giordani M, Cametti G, Di Lorenzo F, Churakov S V (2019) Real-time observation of fibrous zeolites reactivity in contact with simulated lung fluids (SLFs) obtained by atomic force microscope (AFM), Minerals, 9, 83

Cametti G, Churakov S V. (2020) Crystal structure of Ag-exchanged levyne intergrown with erionite: Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and molecular dynamics simulations, American Mineralogist, 105, 1631-1638