Name: | Phillipsite-Na Php-Na |
IMA Chemistry: | Na6(Si10Al6)O32ยท12H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Phillipsite-Na contains elements: Sodium (Na) Silicon (Si) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
Year First Published: | 1825 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Levy A (1825) Descriptions of two new minerals, The Annals of Philosophy 10, 361-363 Name changed from phillipsite to the Na-dominant species originally found at Aci Castello, Sicily, Italy: 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: | orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 359 Million Years Ago |
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