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| Name: | Gmelinite-Na Gme-Na |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #335: Gmelinite-Na Wasson's Bluff, Nova Scotia, Canada  #572: Gmelinite-Na ps. Chabazite / Analcime Five Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| IMA Chemistry: | Na4(Si8Al4)O24ยท11H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Gmelinite-Na contains elements: Sodium (Na) Silicon (Si) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom / Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1825 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Brewster D (1825) Description of gmelinite, a new mineral species, Edinburgh Journal of Science 2, 262-267 Name changed from gmelinite: 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: | Gmelinite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | zeolite-gmelinite series |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1160 Million Years Ago |
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