Paulingite-Na Mineral Data

General Paulingite-Na Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5Al10Si35O90•45(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 3,756.91 gm

Potassium 1.67 % K 2.01 % K₂O

Barium 0.37 % Ba 0.41 % BaO

Sodium 1.84 % Na 2.47 % Na₂O

Calcium 2.88 % Ca 4.03 % CaO

Aluminum 7.18 % Al 13.57 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 26.16 % Si 55.98 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 2.41 % H 21.58 % H₂O

Oxygen 57.49 % O

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100.00 % 100.04 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

K_1.6Ca_2.7Na₃Ba_0.1Si₃₅Al₁₀O₉₀•45(H₂O)

Environment:

Occurs in tholeiitic basalt and sandstone xenoliths in basalt.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Rock Island Dam, on the Columbia River, Wenatchee, Douglas Co., WA, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), professor of chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. Named as the Na-dominant member ot the paulingite series.

Name Pronunciation:

Paulingite-Na + Pronunciation

Paulingite-Na Image

Images:

Paulingite-Na

Comments: Druse of colorless dodecahedral paulingite-Na crystals coating vesicles in basalt.
Location: Near Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Paulingite-Na Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 35.08, Z = 16; V = 43,169.68 Den(Calc)= 2.31

Crystal System:

Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: Im3m

Physical Properties of Paulingite-Na

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless, Light yellow, Orange, Red.

Density:

2.085 - 2.24, Average = 2.16

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Paulingite-Na

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.121 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2069,KPDmeas= 0.221,KC= 0.2355
Ncalc = 1.49 - 1.54

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.472-1.484.

Calculated Properties of Paulingite-Na

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.20 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Paulingite-Na =2.16 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_{Paulingite-Na}= 3.24 barns/electron
U=PE_{Paulingite-Na} x r_electron= 7.14 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 24.49 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Paulingite-Na per GRapi unit = 4.08 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Paulingite-Na - barely detectable

Paulingite-Na Classification

Dana Class:

77.01.03.09a (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group

(77.01)true zeolites

(77.01.03)Gismondine and related species

77.01.03.01 Gismondine Ca2Al4Si4O16•9(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

77.01.03.02 Amicite K2Na2Al4Si4O16•5(H2O) I2 2

77.01.03.03 Garronite Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64•27(H2O) I 4₁/a 4/m

77.01.03.04 Gobbinsite (Na2,Ca)2K2Al6Si10O32•12(H2O) P mn2₁ mm2

77.01.03.05 Harmotome (Ba,Na,K)1-2(Si,Al)8O16•6(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

77.01.03.06 Phillipsite-Na (Na,K,Ca)1-2(Si,Al)8O16•6(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

77.01.03.06a Phillipsite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na)1-2(Si,Al)8O16•6(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

77.01.03.06b Phillipsite-K! (K,Na,Ca)1-2(Si,Al)8O16•6(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

77.01.03.08 Perlialite K8Tl4Al12Si24O72•20(H2O) P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.03.09 Paulingite-K (K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5Al10Si35O90•45(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

77.01.03.09a Paulingite-Na! (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5Al10Si35O90•45(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

77.01.03.09b Paulingite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na,Ba)5[Al10Si35O84]•34(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

77.01.03.10 Mazzite-Mg K2CaMg2(Al,Si)36O72•28(H2O) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.03.10a Mazzite-Na! Na8Al8Si28O72•30H2O P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.03.11 Merlinoite (K,Ca,Na,Ba)7Si23Al9O64•23(H2O) I mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.03.12 Montesommaite (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64•10(H2O) F dd2 mm2

Strunz Class:

09.GC.35 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O

09.GC -Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings

09.GC.35 Paulingite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na,Ba)5[Al10Si35O84]•34(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

09.GC.35 Paulingite-K (K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5Al10Si35O90•45(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

09.GC.35 Paulingite-Na! (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5Al10Si35O90•45(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Paulingite-Na Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Paulingite-Na :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
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8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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(Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5Al10Si35O90•45(H2O)
Dana No: 77.01.03.09a Strunz No: 09.GC.35
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