| 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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