Faujasite-Na (original) (raw)

Formula:

(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O

Name:

Named after Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (born in Montélimar on May 17th 1741; died on July 18th, 1819, in Saint-Fond), French geologist and writer on the origin of volcanoes. The Na-dominant member of the faujasite series.

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:6922:5

9da3450f-0693-4917-aad4-313b0994d998

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

(Na,Ca,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24 · 15H2O

Type description reference:

Coombs, Douglas S., Alberti, Alberto, Armbruster, Thomas, Artioli, Gilberto, Colella, Carmine, Galli, Ermanno, Grice, Joel D., Liebau, Friedrich, Mandarino, Joseph A., Minato, Hideo, Nickel, Ernest H., Passaglia, Elio, Peacor, Donald R., Quartieri, Simona, Rinaldi, Romano, Ross, Malcolm I., Sheppard, Richard A., Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Vezzalini, Giovanna (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 (6) 1571-1606

9.GD.30

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
D : Chains of 6-membered rings – tabular zeolites

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Mindat Formula:

(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O

Class (H-M):

m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) - Hexoctahedral

Cell Parameters:

a = 24.68(4) Å

Unit Cell V:

15,032.65 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000128	Faujasite-Na	Baur W H (1964) On the cation and water positions in faujasite American Mineralogist 49 697-704		1964	0	293
0006772	Faujasite-Na	Porcher F, Souhassou M, Dusausoy Y, Lecomte C (1999) The crystal structure of a low-silica dehydrated NaX zeolite European Journal of Mineralogy 11 333-343	1999	0	293

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Reference:

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

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Reference List:

Coombs, Douglas S., Alberti, Alberto, Armbruster, Thomas, Artioli, Gilberto, Colella, Carmine, Galli, Ermanno, Grice, Joel D., Liebau, Friedrich, Mandarino, Joseph A., Minato, Hideo, Nickel, Ernest H., Passaglia, Elio, Peacor, Donald R., Quartieri, Simona, Rinaldi, Romano, Ross, Malcolm I., Sheppard, Richard A., Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Vezzalini, Giovanna (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 (6) 1571-1606

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