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Name: Chabazite-Ca
Cbz-Ca
Specimens in Collection:

#252: Zeolite var. Chabazite-Ca
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
IMA Chemistry: Ca2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Chabazite-Ca contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Italy
Year First Published: 1792
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Bosc D'Antic L (1792) Mémoire sur la chabazie, Journal d'Histoire Naturelle 2, 181-184 Name changed from chabazite: 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
Structural Group Name: Chabazite
Fleischer's Group Name: zeolite-chabazite series
Crystal Systems: hexagonal|rhombohedral, triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2000 Million Years Ago
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