Name: | Phillipsite-Ca Php-Ca |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32ยท12H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Phillipsite-Ca contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Silicon (Si) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1997 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Mineral is described but not named: Iijima A, Harada K (1969) Authigenic zeolites in zeolitic palagonite tuffs on Oahu, Hawaii. American Mineralogist 54, 182-197 Name given to the Ca-dominant species originally found at Lower Salt Lake Tuff, Oahu, Hawaii: 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: | Harmotome |
Fleischer's Group Name: | zeolite-phillipsite series |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic|orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 413.6 Million Years Ago |
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