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Name: Thomsonite-Ca
Thm-Ca
IMA Chemistry: NaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Thomsonite-Ca contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Calcium (Ca)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: United Kingdom
Year First Published: 1820
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Brooke H J (1820) On mesotype, needlestone, and thomsonite, Annals of Philosophy 16, 193-194 Name change from thomsonite, when thomsonite-Sr was discovered: Pekov I V, Lovskaya E V, Turchkova A G, Chukanov N V, Zadov A E, Rastsvetaeva R K, Kononkova N N (2001) Thomsonite-Sr (Sr,Ca)_2_Na[Al_2_Si_5_O_20_]·6–7H_2_O, a new zeolite mineral from Khibiny Massif (Kola Peninsula) and thomsonite-Ca — thomsonite-Sr an isomorphous series, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 130(4), 46-55
Structural Group Name: Thomsonite
Fleischer's Group Name: zeolite-thomsonite series
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 2485 Million Years Ago
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