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General Heulandite-Ca Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,825.14 gm
   Potassium   0.60 %  K     0.72 % K2O
   Barium      0.29 %  Ba    0.33 % BaO
   Sodium      1.03 %  Na    1.38 % Na2O
   Strontium   0.16 %  Sr    0.18 % SrO
   Calcium     5.06 %  Ca    7.09 % CaO
   Magnesium   0.01 %  Mg    0.01 % MgO
   Aluminum    8.95 %  Al   16.91 % Al2O3
   Silicon    26.54 %  Si   56.78 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    1.86 %  H    16.59 % H2O
   Oxygen     55.51 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.99 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca3.57Sr0.05Ba0.06Mg0.01Na1.26K0.43Al9.37Si26.7O72�26.02(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Low temperature zeolite found in a wide variety of geologic environments: volcanic rocks, metamorphic rocks, pegmatites, tuffs, and deep-sea sediments.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1822
Help on Locality: Locality: Glasgow, Strathclyde (Dumbartonshire), Scotland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after the English mineral collector, John Henry Heuland (1778-1856), a British mineral collector and dealer. Ca modifier added by zeolite nomenclature committee.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Heulandite-Ca + Pronunciation Say HEULANDITE-CA
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Beaumontite
  Heulandite
  Lamellar zeolite
 

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  Heulandite-Ca

Comments: Crystals of heulandite with a green color due to chlorite inclusions.
Location: Malagaon, India. Scale: 5 x 4.5 x 3 cm.
© Isaias Casanova / IC Minerals

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  Mordenite   Heulandite-Ca

Comments: White, acicular crystals of mordenite in heulandite geode.
Location: Rock Creek, Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

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  Heulandite-Ca   Mordenite

Comments: Pink heulandite crystals up to 15 mm in fibrous white mordenite matrix.
Location: Rats Nest Claim, Challis, Custer Co., Idaho, USA. Scale: 6x6x4 cm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals

Heulandite-Ca Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.9603:1:0.4152
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 17.18, b = 17.89, c = 7.428, Z = 1; beta = 116.42° V = 2,044.55 Den(Calc)= 2.29
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic Space Group: C 2/m, Cm, C 2
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.917(1), 2.959(0.9), 8.845(0.8),
 

Physical Properties of Heulandite-Ca

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {010} Perfect
Help on Color: Color: White, Reddish white, Grayish white, Brownish white, Yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 2.2
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent to subtranslucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Pearly
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Heulandite-Ca

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.019 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.058 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2159,KPDmeas= 0.2248,KC= 0.2292
Ncalc = 1.5 - 1.52
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.476-1.506, b=1.479-1.51, g=1.479-1.517, bire=0.0030-0.0110, 2V(Calc)=0-76, 2V(Meas)=10-48. Dispersion r > v.
 

Calculated Properties of Heulandite-Ca

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.23 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Heulandite-Ca =2.20 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEHeulandite-Ca = 3.32 barns/electron
U=PEHeulandite-Ca x relectron= 7.41 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 8.68 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Heulandite-Ca per GRapi unit = 11.52 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Heulandite-Ca - barely detectable

 

Heulandite-Ca Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 77.01.04.01 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group
  (77.01)true zeolites
  (77.01.04)Heulandite and related species
 
77.01.04.01 Heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, Cm, C 2 Mono
 
77.01.04.01a Heulandite-Na! (Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, Cm, C 2 Mono
 
77.01.04.01b Heulandite-K! (K,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, Cm, C 2 2/m
 
77.01.04.01c Heulandite-Sr! (Sr,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, Cm, C 2 Mono
 
77.01.04.01d Heulandite-Ba! (Ba,Ca,K,Na,Sr)5Al9Si27O72•22(H2O) C 2/m 2/m
 
77.01.04.02 Clinoptilolite-K (Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, C 2, Cm Mono
 
77.01.04.02a Clinoptilolite-Na! (Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, C 2, Cm Mono
 
77.01.04.02b Clinoptilolite-Ca! (Ca,Na,K)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m 2/m
 
77.01.04.03 Stilbite-Ca NaCa4[Al8Si28O72]•n(H2O)(n=28-32) C 2/m 2/m
 
77.01.04.03a Stilbite-Na! Na3Ca3[Al8Si28O72]•n(H2O)(n=28-32) C 2/m 2/m
 
77.01.04.04 Stellerite CaAl2Si7O18•7(H2O) F mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
77.01.04.05 Barrerite (Na,K,Ca)2Al2Si7O18•6(H2O) Amma or Ammm 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 09.GE.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
  09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O
  09.GE -Chains of T10O20 Tetrahedra
 
09.GE.05 Clinoptilolite-Na! (Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, C 2, Cm Mono
 
09.GE.05 Clinoptilolite-K (Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, C 2, Cm Mono
 
09.GE.05 Clinoptilolite-Ca! (Ca,Na,K)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m 2/m
 
09.GE.05 Heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, Cm, C 2 Mono
 
09.GE.05 Heulandite-K! (K,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, Cm, C 2 2/m
 
09.GE.05 Heulandite-Na! (Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, Cm, C 2 Mono
 
09.GE.05 Heulandite-Sr! (Sr,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) C 2/m, Cm, C 2 Mono
 
09.GE.05 Heulandite-Ba! (Ba,Ca,K,Na,Sr)5Al9Si27O72•22(H2O) C 2/m 2/m
 

Other Heulandite-Ca Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Collectors Book of Fluorescent Minerals) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Heulandite-Ca :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Heulandite-Ca

(Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O)
Dana No: 77.01.04.01 Strunz No: 09.GE.05
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