| Name: | Phillipsite-K Php-K |
| IMA Chemistry: | K6(Si10Al6)O32ยท12H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Phillipsite-K contains elements: Potassium (K) Silicon (Si) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1997 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Hintze C (1897) 18. Phillipsit. Handbuch der Mineralogie 2, 1799-1812 Name given to the K-dominant species originally found at Capo di Bove, Rome, 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: | monoclinic|orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1795 Million Years Ago |
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