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Mazzite Subgroup

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Mazzite-Mg, etc.

Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Mazzite-Mg, etc.

Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Mazzite-Mg

Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Mazzite-Mg, etc.

Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Mazzite-Mg, etc.

Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Mazzite-Mg

Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Mazzite-Mg, etc.

Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Mazzite-Mg, etc.

Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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About Mazzite SubgroupHide

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Zeolite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

27548

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:27548:8

Pronunciation of Mazzite SubgroupHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0017692	Mazzite-Mg	Galli E (1975) Crystal structure refinement of mazzite Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 31 599-612		1975	Mont Semiol, Montbrison, Loire, France	0	293
0003819	Mazzite-Na	Arletti R, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Wise W S (2005) Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California: Its description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 90 1186-1191		2005		0	293

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_journal_name_full 'Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia'
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 Crystal structure refinement of mazzite
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_chemical_compound_source 'Mont Semiol, Montbrison, Loire, France'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na.15 K1.26 Ca.53 Mg (Si13.14 Al4.86) O51.74 H31.48'
_cell_length_a 18.392
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_cell_angle_alpha 90
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.162
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 63/m m c'
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Na1   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000   0.05000 ?
K1   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000   0.42000 ?
Ca1   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000   0.03000 ?
Ca2   0.00000   0.00000   0.07200   0.22000   0.29383
Mg1   0.33333   0.66667  -0.25000   1.00000 ?
Si1   0.15840   0.49020   0.25000   0.73000 ?
Al1   0.15840   0.49020   0.25000   0.27000 ?
Si2   0.35360   0.09330   0.04440   0.73000 ?
Al2   0.35360   0.09330   0.04440   0.27000 ?
O1   0.25890   0.51780   0.25000   1.00000 ?
O2   0.42490   0.84980   0.25000   1.00000 ?
O3   0.38220   0.10040   0.25000   1.00000 ?
O4   0.43520   0.11140  -0.07210   1.00000 ?
O5   0.16140   0.32280  -0.00160   1.00000 ?
O6   0.27410   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000 ?
Wat1   0.46700   0.93400   0.66100   0.50000   0.08106
Wat2   0.33333   0.66667   0.01600   1.00000   0.05446
Wat3   0.27100   0.54200  -0.25000   0.44000   0.06839
Wat4   0.56600   0.35500   0.25000   0.44000   0.08739
Wat5   0.02800   0.14800   0.03000   0.23000   0.09752
Wat6   0.08800   0.17600   0.25000   0.89000   0.27610
Wat7   0.07600   0.15200  -0.25000   0.45000   0.39515
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Na1 0.02442 0.03856 0.06427 0.01928 0.01234 0.02468
K1 0.02442 0.03856 0.06427 0.01928 0.01234 0.02468
Ca1 0.02442 0.03856 0.06427 0.01928 0.01234 0.02468
Mg1 0.04113 0.04113 0.02754 0.02056 0.00000 0.00000
Si1 0.01157 0.01157 0.01777 0.00643 0.00000 0.00000
Al1 0.01157 0.01157 0.01777 0.00643 0.00000 0.00000
Si2 0.01285 0.00900 0.01747 0.00514 0.00123 0.00000
Al2 0.01285 0.00900 0.01747 0.00514 0.00123 0.00000
O1 0.01799 0.02571 0.04916 0.01285 0.00000 0.00000
O2 0.01799 0.02056 0.03436 0.01028 0.00000 0.00000
O3 0.03085 0.03470 0.02310 0.02185 0.00000 0.00000
O4 0.02699 0.03213 0.03139 0.01799 0.00555 0.00494
O5 0.01799 0.02828 0.03169 0.01414 0.00247 0.00494
O6 0.02571 0.01542 0.04531 0.00771 -0.00185 -0.00370

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals

Synonyms of Mazzite SubgroupHide

Mazzite

Relationship of Mazzite Subgroup to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Other Members of Zeolite Group:

Alflarsenite	NaCa₂Be₃Si₄O₁₃(OH) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Amicite	K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2
Ammonioleucite	(NH₄)(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Arzamastsevite	K₆Al₅Si₆O₂₀(OH)₄Cl	Tet. 42m : I42m
Bellbergite	(K,Ba,Sr)₂Sr₂Ca₂(Ca,Na)₄[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₆ · 30H₂O	Hex.
Bikitaite	LiAlSi₂O₆ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
Brewsterite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup	M[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 6H₂O
Chiavennite	CaMnBe₂Si₅O₁₃(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Dachiardite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Direnzoite	NaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀) · 36H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
Edingtonite	Ba[Al₂Si₃O₁₀] · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon.
Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Fabrièsite	Na₃Al₃Si₃O₁₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmm2
Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ferrierite Subgroup	Name used for unanalysed specimens that could be either ferrierite-K, ferrierite-Mg, ...
Ferrochiavennite	Ca_1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)₅Be₂O₁₃(OH)₂] · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Flörkeite	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Garronite Subgroup
Gaultite	Na₄Zn₂Si₇O₁₈ · 5H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Gismondine Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Gmelinite Subgroup	In 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K.
Gobbinsite	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂ · 11H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
Goosecreekite	Ca[Al₂Si₆O₁₆] · 5H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Gottardiite	Na₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂ · 93H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Hsianghualite	Ca₃Li₂(Be₃Si₃O₁₂)F₂	Iso. 23 : I2₁3
Kalborsite	K₆Al₄BSi₆O₂₀(OH)₄Cl	Tet. 42m : P42₁c
Kirchhoffite	Cs(BSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/acd
Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
Limousinite	BaCa[Be₄P₄O₁₆] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Lithosite	K₆Al₄Si₈O₂₅ · 2H₂O	Mon.
Loomisite	Ba[Be₂P₂O₈] · H₂O	Mon. m
Lovdarite	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆ · 9H₂O	Orth. mm2
Maricopaite	Pb₇Ca₂(Si,Al)₄₈O₁₀₀ · 32H₂O	Orth.
Martinandresite	Ba₂(Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂) · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
Meierite	Ba₄₄Si₆₆Al₃₀O₁₉₂Cl₂₅(OH)₃₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
Merlinoite	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄ · 24H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Immm
Montesommaite	(K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 10H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O	Orth.
Mountainite	KNa₂Ca₂[Si₈O₁₉(OH)] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
Mutinaite	Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂ · 60H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
Nabesite	Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Natrolite Subgroup	A subgroup of the Zeolite Group.
Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P6m2
Pahasapaite	Li₈(Ca,Li,K)_10.5Be₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ · 38H₂O	Iso. 23 : I23
Parthéite	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄) O₁₅ (OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Paulingite Subgroup	Paulingite was originally described in 1960.
Perlialite	K₉Na(Ca,Sr)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Pollucite	(Cs,Na)₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Roggianite	Ca₂Be(OH)₂Al₂Si₄O₁₃ · 2.5H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mcm
Rongibbsite	Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Terranovaite	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆₈Al₁₂)O₁₆₀ · 29H₂O	Orth.
Thomsonite Subgroup	The large majority of "thomsonite" is thomsonite-Ca.
Thornasite	(Na,K)₁₂Th₃[Si₈O₁₉]₄ · 18H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Tschernichite	(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
Tschörtnerite	Ca₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₄(OH)₈ · nH₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
'UM1996-38-SiO:AlCaHNa'	Na-Ca-Al-Si-O-H
'UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa'	K₇Na₅Al₁₂Si₂₀O₆₄ · 24H₂O
'UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa'	(Mg,Ca,Na,K)_7.5(Al_12.8Si_51.2)O₁₂₈ · 65H₂O	Tet. 422 : P4₁22
'Unnamed (Ca analogue of Merlinoite)'	(Ca,K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O ?
Wairakite	Ca(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Weinebeneite	CaBe₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
Wenkite	(Ba,K)₄(Ca,Na)₆[(Si,Al)₂₀O₃₉(OH)₂](SO₄)₃ · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
Wilancookite	(Ba₅Li₂◻)Ba₆Be₂₄P₂₄O₉₆ · 26H₂O	Iso. 23 : I23
Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Yugawaralite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Pb

Mazzite Subgroup Members:

Mazzite-Mg	(Mg,K,Ca)₅(Si₂₆Al₁₀)O₇₂ · 28H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Mazzite-Na	Na₈[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]₂ · 30H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc

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References for Mazzite SubgroupHide

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Mineralogical Magazine (1998): 62: 533-571.

Contini, Alessandro, Jendrlin, Martin, Zholobenko, Vladimir (2024) A New Type of Acidic OH-Groups in the LTL Zeolite. Crystals, 14 (8) doi:10.3390/cryst14080745

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Canada
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	[Mazzite-Na] - (2005)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Loire Montbrison Châtelneuf ⓘ Mont Semiol	[Mazzite-Mg] Galli et al. (1974) +1 other reference

Germany
Hesse Darmstadt Wetteraukreis Nidda Michelnau ⓘ Michelnau quarry ?	[Mazzite-Mg]

USA
California Kern County Boron Kramer Borate deposit ⓘ Rio Tinto Borax Mine	[Mazzite-Na] Tschernich (1992) +2 other references

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