Gottardiite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species
Formula:
Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272 · 93H2O
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named in honor of Professor Glauco Gottardi (1928, Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia) - 1 September 1988), University of Modena, Italy, in recognition of his pioneering work on the structure and crystal chemistry of natural zeolites.
This page provides mineralogical data about Gottardiite.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:6976:8
3d47541a-fc8f-47ff-b7e2-46b84686cee9
IMA Classification of GottardiiteHide
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Classification of GottardiiteHide
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9.GF.10
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
F : Other Rare Zeolites
Mineral SymbolsHide
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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Gtt | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Pronunciation of GottardiiteHide
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Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Sorry, your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. | Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of GottardiiteHide
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Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
2.14(4) g/cm3 (Measured) 2.16 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of GottardiiteHide
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RI values:
_n_α = 1.480(2) _n_β = 1.485(2) _n_γ = 1.486(2)
δ = 0.006
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Comments:
2Vmeas < 60 degrees
Chemistry of GottardiiteHide
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Mindat Formula:
Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272 · 93H2O
Crystallography of GottardiiteHide
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Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) - Dipyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 13.698(2) Å, b = 25.213(3) Å, c = 22.660(2) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.543 : 1 : 0.899
Unit Cell V:
7,826.03 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Topological symmetry Fmmm
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0006612 | Gottardiite | Alberti A, Vezzalini G, Galli E, Quartieri S (1996) The crystal structure of gottardiite, a new natural zeolite European Journal of Mineralogy 8 69-75 | 1996 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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11.34 Å | (100) |
10.64 Å | (3`1) |
4.64 Å | (35) |
4.37 Å | (79) |
4.01 Å | (57) |
3.938 Å | (36) |
3.776 Å | (40) |
3.282 Å | (68) |
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of GottardiiteHide
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General Appearance of Type Material:
thin lamellae, pseudo-hexagonal in shape or elongated along [100].
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
British Museum of Natural History, London, with accession number BM 1994,100.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Reference:
Galli, E., Quartieri, S., Vezzalini, G., Alberti, A. (1996) Gottardiite, a new high-silica zeolite from Antarctica: The natural counterpart of synthetic NU-87. European Journal of Mineralogy: 8: 687-693.
Synonyms of GottardiiteHide
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Relationship of Gottardiite to other SpeciesHide
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Other Members of this group:
Alflarsenite | NaCa2Be3Si4O13(OH) · 2H2O | Mon. 2 : _P_21 |
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Amicite | K2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2O | Mon. 2 |
Ammonioleucite | (NH4)(AlSi2O6) | Tet. 4/m : _I_41/a |
Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
Bellbergite | (K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4[Al3Si3O12]6 · 30H2O | Hex. |
Bikitaite | LiAlSi2O6 · H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
Boggsite | Ca8Na3(Si,Al)96O192 · 70H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : I m m a |
Brewsterite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup | M[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O | |
Chiavennite | CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O | |
Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
Dachiardite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Direnzoite | NaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120) · 36H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m m n |
Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O | Mon. |
Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O | |
Faujasite Subgroup | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O | |
Ferrierite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Ferrochiavennite | Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2] · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
Flörkeite | (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32] · 12H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
Garronite Subgroup | ||
Gaultite | Na4Zn2Si7O18 · 5H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : F d _d_2 |
Gismondine Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Gmelinite Subgroup | In 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K. | |
Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
Goosecreekite | Ca[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O | Mon. 2 : _P_21 |
Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O | |
Hsianghualite | Ca3Li2(Be3Si3O12)F2 | Iso. 432 : _I_4132 |
Kirchhoffite | Cs(BSi2O6) | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a c d |
Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
Loomisite | Ba[Be2P2O8] · H2O | Mon. m |
Lovdarite | K2Na6Be4Si14O36 · 9H2O | Orth. m _m_2 |
Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O | Orth. |
Martinandresite | Ba2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m m n |
Mazzite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : I m m m |
Montesommaite | (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : F d _d_2 |
Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O | Orth. |
Mutinaite | Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192 · 60H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
Nabesite | Na2BeSi4O10 · 4H2O | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
Natrolite Subgroup | A subgroup of the Zeolite Group. | |
Offretite | KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O | Hex. 6_m_2 : _P_6_m_2 |
Pahasapaite | Li8(Ca,Li,K)10.5Be24(PO4)24 · 38H2O | Iso. 23 : _I_23 |
Parthéite | Ca2(Si4Al4) O15 (OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
Paulingite Subgroup | Paulingite was originally described in 1960. | |
Perlialite | K9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2O | Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_6/m m m |
Phillipsite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : I a_3_d |
Roggianite | Ca2Be(OH)2Al2Si4O13 · 2.5H2O | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_4/m c m |
Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O | |
Terranovaite | (Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160 · 29H2O | Orth. |
Thomsonite Subgroup | The large majority of "thomsonite" is thomsonite-Ca. | |
Tschernichite | (Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/m m m |
Tschörtnerite | Ca4(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)3Cu3[Al3Si3O12]4(OH)8 · nH2O | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m |
UM1996-38-SiO:AlCaHNa | Na-Ca-Al-Si-O-H | |
UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa | K7Na5Al12Si20O64 · 24H2O | |
UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa | (Mg,Ca,Na,K)7.5(Al12.8Si51.2)O128 · 65H2O | Tet. 422 : _P_4122 |
Unnamed (Ca analogue of Merlinoite) | (Ca,K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O ? | |
Wairakite | Ca(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
Weinebeneite | CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. m : B b |
Wenkite | (Ba,K)4(Ca,Na)6[(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2](SO4)3 · 0.5H2O | Hex. 6_m_2 : P_62_m |
Willhendersonite | KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
Yugawaralite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O | Mon. m : P b |
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9.GF.05 | Terranovaite | (Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160 · 29H2O | Orth. |
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9.GF.15 | Lovdarite | K2Na6Be4Si14O36 · 9H2O | Orth. m _m_2 |
9.GF.20 | Gaultite | Na4Zn2Si7O18 · 5H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : F d _d_2 |
9.GF.25 | Chiavennite | CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
9.GF.25 | Ferrochiavennite | Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2] · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
9.GF.30 | Tschernichite | (Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/m m m |
9.GF.35 | Mutinaite | Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192 · 60H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
9.GF.40 | Tschörtnerite | Ca4(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)3Cu3[Al3Si3O12]4(OH)8 · nH2O | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m |
9.GF.50 | Thornasite | (Na,K)12Th3[Si8O19]4 · 18H2O | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
9.GF.55 | Direnzoite | NaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120) · 36H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m m n |
9.GF.60 | Meierite | Ba44Si66Al30O192Cl25(OH)33 | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : I m_3_m |
9.GF.65 | Rongibbsite | Pb2(Si4Al)O11(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
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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.
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Localities for GottardiiteHide
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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica (TL) | |
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Eastern Antarctica Victoria Land ⓘ Mount Adamson (TL) | Vezzalini et al. (1994) +3 other references |