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General Mazzite-Na Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na8Al8Si28O72·30(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,878.58 gm
   Sodium     6.39 %  Na    8.61 % Na2O
   Aluminum   7.50 %  Al   14.17 % Al2O3
   Silicon   27.32 %  Si   58.44 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   2.10 %  H    18.78 % H2O
   Oxygen    56.69 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na8Al8Si28O72·30(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Zeolite group
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Boron, California Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the Na-dominat analogue of mazzite(-K).
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2003-058
 

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Mazzite-Na Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:0.41875
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 18.235, c = 7.636, Z = 1; V = 2,198.91 Den(Calc)= 2.17
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 9.08(1), 3.79(0.8), 3.15(0.7),5.95(0.7), 6.86(0.7), 3.51(0.4), 4.68(0.4),
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Arletti R , Galli E , Vezzalini G , Wise W S , American Mineralogist , 90 (2005) p.1186-1191, Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California:, Its description and crystal structure, Sample: US Borax Mine, Boron, Ca

 

Physical Properties of Mazzite-Na

Help on Color: Color: Colorless, White.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Mazzite-Na

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= 0.06 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2173,KC= 0.2311
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (+), w=1.471, e=1.472, bire=0.0010.
 

Calculated Properties of Mazzite-Na

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.20 gm/cc
note: rMazzite-Na =2.17 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01303
Boson Index = 0.98697
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMazzite-Na = 1.41 barns/electron
U=PEMazzite-Na x relectron= 3.11 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Mazzite-Na is Not Radioactive

 

Mazzite-Na Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 77.1.8.3 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group
  (77.1)true zeolites
  (77.1.8)Unclassified zeolite species
 
77.1.8.1 Bellbergite (K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4Al18Si18O72·30(H2O) P 63/mmc, P 62c-, P 63mc Hex
 
77.1.8.2 Tschernichite (Ca,Na)(Si6Al2)O16·4-8(H2O) P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
77.1.8.3 Mazzite-Na ! Na8Al8Si28O72·30(H2O) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/JX.00-00 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/JX - Unclassified Strunz Tectosilicates
  VIII/JX.00 - Zeolite
 

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Mazzite-Na

Na8Al8Si28O72·30(H2O)
Dana No: 77.1.8.3 Strunz No: VIII/JX.00-00
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