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MINERAL CLASSIFICATION / SYSTEMATIK der MINERALE

           based on E.H. Nickel & M.C. Nichols (2009), H. Strunz & E.H. Nickel (2001)



9. SILICATES
(Silicates, Germanates)


9.G: Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O - Zeolite family


9.GA. Zeolites with T5O10 Units - The Fibrous Zeolites
 
9.GA.05. Natrolite group [NAT]
 
Natrolite Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O A
Paranatrolite Na2(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O IMA 1978-017
Gonnardite (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O Rd
Mesolite Na2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O A
Scolecite Ca(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O A


 
9.GA.10. Thomsonite group [THO]
 
Thomsonite-Ca NaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O Rn
Thomsonite-Sr NaSr2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O IMA 2000-025


 
9.GA.15. Edingtonite group [EDI]
 
Edingtonite Ba(Al2Si3)O10·4H2O orth., P21212 G
Kalborsite [K6B(OH)4Cl](Al4Si6)O20 IMA 1979-033



 
 
9.GB. Zeolites with Chains of single connected 4-membered rings
 
9.GB.05. Analcime group [ANA]
 
Analcime Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O A
Pollucite Cs(AlSi2O6)·nH2O A
Leucite K(AlSi2O6) A
Ammonioleucite (NH4,K)(AlSi2O6) IMA 1984-015
Kirchhoffite Cs(BSi2O6) IMA 2009-094
Lithosite K3(Al2Si4O12)(OH) IMA 1982-049
Wairakite Ca(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O A
Hsianghualite Li2Ca3(Be3Si3O12)F2 A


 
9.GB.10. Fabriesite
 
Fabriesite Na3(Al3Si3O12)·2H2O orth., Pna21 IMA 2012-080


 
9.GB.15. Laumontite [LAU]
 
Laumontite Ca(Al2Si4O12)·4H2O FOTO A


 
9.GB.20. Yugawaralite [YUG]
 
Yugawaralite Ca(Al2Si6O16)·4H2O A


 
9.GB.25. Roggianite [RON]
 
Roggianite Ca2(BeAl2Si4O13(OH)2)·2.5H2O IMA 1968-015


 
9.GB.30. Goosecreekite [GOO]
 
Goosecreekite Ca2(Al2Si6O16)·5H2O IMA 1980-004


 
9.GB.35. Montesommaite [MON]
 
Montesommaite K9(Al9Si23O64)·10H2O IMA 1988-038


 
9.GB.40. Parthéite [PAR]
 
Parthéite Ca2(Al4Si4O15(OH)2)·4H2O IMA 1978-026



 
 
9.GC. Zeolites with Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings
 
9.GC.05. Gismondine group [GIS]
 
Amicite K2Na2(Al4Si4O16)·5H2O IMA 1979-011
Garronite-Na Na6(Al6Si10O32)·8.5H2O IMA 2015-015
Garronite-Ca Ca3(Al6Si10O32)·14H2O Rn
Gobbinsite Na5(Al5Si11O32)·11H2O IMA 1980-070
Gismondine Ca2(Al4Si4O16)·8H2O A
Gismondine-Sr Sr4(Al8Si8O32)·9H2O orth., B2212 IMA 2021-043


 
9.GC.10. Phillipsite group [PHI]
 
Phillipsite-Na Na6(Al6Si10O32)·12H2O A
Phillipsite-K K6(Al6Si10O32)·12H2O A
Phillipsite-Ca Ca3(Al6Si10O32)·12H2O A
Harmotome Ba2(Al4Si12O32)·12H2O A
Flörkeite K3Ca2Na(Al8Si8O32)·12H2O IMA 2008-036


 
9.GC.15. Martinandresite
 
Martinandresite Ba2(Al4Si12O32)·10H2O orth., Pmmn IMA 2017-038


 
9.GC.20. Merlinoite [MER]
 
Merlinoite K5Ca2(Al9Si23O64)·24H2O IMA 1976-046


 
9.GC.25. Mazzite group [MAZ]
 
Mazzite-Mg Mg5(Al10Si26O72)·30H2O IMA 1973-045
Mazzite-Na Mg8(Al8Si28O72)·30H2O IMA 2003-058


 
9.GC.30. Perlialite [LTL]
 
Perlialite K9NaCa(Al12Si24O72)·15H2O IMA 1982-032


 
9.GC.35. Boggsite [BOG]
 
Boggsite Na3Ca8(Al19Si77O192)·70H2O IMA 1989-009


 
9.GC.40. Paulingite group [PAU]
 
Paulingite-K (K,Ca,Na,Ba,)10(Si,Al)42O84)·34H2O Rn
Paulingite-Ca (Ca,K,Na,Ba,)10(Si,Al)42O84)·34H2O Rn



 
 
9.GD. Zeolites with Chains of 6-membered rings - tabular zeolites
 
9.GD.05. Gmelinite group [GME]
 
Gmelinite-Ca Ca2(Al4Si8O24)·11H2O A
Gmelinite-K K4(Al4Si8O24)·11H2O IMA 1999-039
Gmelinite-Na Na4(Al4Si8O24)·11H2O A


 
9.GD.10. Chabazite group [CHA]
 
Chabazite-Na (Na3K)(Al4Si8O24)·11H2O A
Chabazite-K (K2NaCa0.5)(Al4Si8O24)·11H2O A
Chabazite-Mg (Mg0.7K0.5Ca0.5Na0.1)(Al4Si8O24)·10H2O IMA 2009-060
Chabazite-Ca Ca2(Al4Si8O24)·13H2O A
Chabazite-Sr Sr2(Al4Si8O24)·11H2O IMA 1999-045
Willhendersonite KCa(Al3Si3O12)·5H2O IMA 1981-030


 
9.GD.15. Lévyne group [LEV]
 
Lévyne-Na Na6(Al6Si12O36)·18H2O Rn
Lévyne-Ca Ca3(Al6Si12O36)·18H2O Rn


 
9.GD.20. Erionite group [ERI]
 
Erionite-Na Na10(Al10Si26O72)·30H2O Rn
Erionite-K K10(Al10Si26O72)·30H2O A
Erionite-Ca Ca5(Al10Si26O72)·30H2O A


 
9.GD.25. Bellbergite [EAB]
 
Bellbergite (K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4(Si,Al)36O72)·30H2O FOTO IMA 1990-057


 
9.GD.30. Offretite group [OFF]
 
Offretite KCaMg(Al5Si13O36)·15H2O A
Wenkite Ba4Ca6(Si,Al)20O41(OH)2(SO4)3·H2O A


 
9.GD.35. Faujasite group [FAU]
 
Faujasite-Na (Na,Ca,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24)·15H2O Rn
Faujasite-Mg (Mg,Na,K,Ca)2(Si,Al)12O24)·15H2O A
Faujasite-Ca (Ca,Na,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24)·15H2O A


 
9.GD.40. Mordenite group [MOR]
 
Mordenite (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40O96)·28H2O A
Maricopaite Ca2Pb7(Al12Si36O99)·nH2O IMA 1985-036


 
9.GD.45. Dachiardite group [DAC]
 
Dachiardite-Na Na4(Al4Si20O48)·13H2O Rn
Dachiardite-K K4(Al4Si20O48)·13H2O IMA 2015-041
Dachiardite-Ca Ca2(Al4Si20O48)·13H2O Rn


 
9.GD.50. Epistilbite [EPI]
 
Epistilbite Ca3(Al6Si18O48)·16H2O A


 
9.GD.55. Ferrierite group [FER]
 
Ferrierite-Na (Na,K)5(Al5Si31O72)·18H2O A
Ferrierite-K (K,Na)5(Al5Si31O72)·18H2O A
Ferrierite-NH4 (NH4,Mg0.5)5(Al5Si31O72)·22H2O IMA 2017-099
Ferrierite-Mg (Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5)(Al7Si29O72)·18H2O Rn


 
9.GD.60. Bikitaite [BIK]
 
Bikitaite Li(AlSi2O6)·H2O A


 
9.GD.65. Alflarsenite
 
Alflarsenite NaCa2(Be3Si4O13)·2H2O mon., P21 IMA 2008-023



 
 
9.GE. Zeolites with Chains of T10O20 Tetrahedra
 
9.GE.05. Heulandite group [HEU]
 
Clinoptilolite-K K6(Al6Si30O72)·20H2O Rn
Clinoptilolite-Na Na6(Al6Si30O72)·20H2O Rn
Clinoptilolite-Ca Ca3(Al6Si30O72)·20H2O A
Heulandite-Na (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72·22H2O A
Heulandite-K (K,Ca,Na)5(Al9Si27O72)·26H2O A
Heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na,K)5(Al9Si27O72)·26H2O Rn
Heulandite-Sr (Sr,Ca,Na)5(Al9Si27O72)·24H2O A
Heulandite-Ba (Ba,Ca,K)5(Al9Si27O72)·22H2O A


 
9.GE.10. Stilbite group [STI]
 
Stilbite-Na Na9(Al9Si27O72)·28H2O A
Stilbite-Ca NaCa4(Al9Si27O72)·28H2O A


 
9.GE.15. Stellerite group
 
Stellerite Ca4(Al8Si28O72)·28H2O A
Barrerite Na2(Al2Si7O18)·6H2O IMA 1974-017


 
9.GE.20. Brewsterite group [BRE]
 
Brewsterite-Sr Sr(Al2Si6O16)·5H2O Rn
Brewsterite-Ba Ba(Al2Si6O16)·5H2O A



 
 
9.GF. Other rare Zeolites
 
9.GF.05. Terranovaite [TER]
 
Terranovaite NaCa(Al3Si17O40)·8H2O IMA 1995-026


 
9.GF.10. Gottardiite [NES]
 
Gottardiite Na3Mg3Ca5(Al19Si117O272)·93H2O IMA 1994-054


 
9.GF.15. Lovdarite [LOV]
 
Lovdarite K2Na6(Be4Si14O36)·9H2O IMA 1972-009


 
9.GF.20. Gaultite [VSV]
 
Gaultite Na4(Zn2Si7O18)·5H2O IMA 1992-040


 
9.GF.25. Chiavennite
 
Chiavennite Ca1-2Mn[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2]·2H2O mon., P21/c IMA 1981-038
Ferrochiavennite Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2]·2H2O mon., P21/c IMA 2012-039


 
9.GF.30. Tschernichite [BEA]
 
Tschernichite Ca(Al2Si6O16)·8H2O IMA 1989-037


 
9.GF.35. Mutinaite [MFI]
 
Mutinaite Na3Ca4(Al11Si85O192)·60H2O IMA 1996-025


 
9.GF.40. Tschörtnerite [TSC]
 
Tschörtnerite Ca4(K,Ca,Sr,Ba)3Cu3(Al12Si12O48(OH)8)·20H2O IMA 1995-051


 
9.GF.45. Thornasite
 
Thornasite Na12Th3(Si8O19)4·18H2O IMA 1985-050


 
9.GF.50. Direnzoite [EON]
 
Direnzoite NaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120)·36H2O IMA 2006-044


 
9.GF.55. Meierite
 
Meierite Ba44Si66Al30O192Cl25(OH)33 cub. IMA 2014-039


 
9.GF.60. Mendeleevite group
 
Mendeleevite-(Ce) Cs6(Ce,REE,Ca)30(Si70O175)(H2O,OH,F)35 cub., Pm3 IMA 2009-092
Mendeleevite-(Nd) Cs6(Nd,REE,Ca)30(Si70O175)(H2O,OH,F)35 cub., Pm3 IMA 2015-031

Mendeleevite-(Ce) structure: [Si36O90]36- nanocage occupied by Cs cations and water, hosted inside a complex tetrahedral framework [Si26O56]26- (Sokolova et al., 2011).


 
9.GF.65. Rongibbsite
 
Rongibbsite Pb2(Si4Al)O11(OH) mon., I2/m IMA 2010-055



 
 
9.GG. Unclassified Zeolites
 
9.GG.05. Cowlesite
 
Cowlesite Ca(Al2Si3O10)·5-6H2O IMA 1975-016


 
9.GG.10. Mountainite
 
Mountainite KNa2Ca2(Si8O19OH)·6H2O G


 
9.GG.15. Tvedalite
 
Tvedalite Ca4Be3Si6O17(OH)4·3H2O orth. IMA 1990-027





 
 

G = Grandfathered minerals: original description preceded the establishment of the CNMNC in 1959, and generally regarded as a valid species
A or IMA No. = Minerals approved by the CNMNC
Rd = Redefinition of the mineral approved by the CNMNC
Rn = Renamed with approval by the CNMNC
Q = Questionable mineral


© Thomas Witzke (2007-2019)


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