Paulingite-K Mineral Data

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General Paulingite-K Information

Chemical Formula:

(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5Al10Si35O90·45(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 3,601.72 gm

Potassium 4.82 % K 5.81 % K₂O

Barium 0.69 % Ba 0.77 % BaO

Sodium 0.61 % Na 0.82 % Na₂O

Calcium 2.09 % Ca 2.93 % CaO

Aluminum 7.36 % Al 13.90 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 25.12 % Si 53.73 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 2.46 % H 22.01 % H₂O

Oxygen 56.86 % O

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100.00 % 99.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

K_4.44Na_0.95Ca_1.88Ba_0.18Al_9.82Si_32.21O₈₄·44(H₂O)

Environment:

Occurs in tholeiitic basalt and sandstone xenoliths in basalt.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1960

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. K modifier added by zeolite nomenclature committee.

Synonym:

Paulingite

Paulingite-K Image

Images:

Paulingite-K

Comments: Glassy clear micro crystals of paulingite line a vug in the basalt matrix.
Location: Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA. Scale: 2.5 x 2 cm.
© John Veevaert

Paulingite-K Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 35.08, Z = 16; V = 43,169.68 Den(Calc)= 2.22

Crystal System:

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

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.0806(1), 8.2773(0.808), 3.2614(0.74),

Physical Properties of Paulingite-K

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless, Light yellow, Orange, Red.

Density:

2.085 - 2.24, Average = 2.16

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

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-K

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.085 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2153,KPDmeas= 0.221,KC= 0.2354

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.472-1.484.

Calculated Properties of Paulingite-K

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.20 gm/cc
note: r_Paulingite-K=2.16 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01326
Boson Index = 0.98674

Photoelectric:

PE_Paulingite-K= 4.67 barns/electron
U=PE_Paulingite-K x r_electron= 10.28 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 70.77 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Paulingite-K - barely detectable

Paulingite-K Classification

Dana Class:

77.1.3.9 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group

(77.1)true zeolites

(77.1.3)Gismondine and related species

77.1.3.1 Gismondine Ca2Al4Si4O16·9(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

77.1.3.2 Amicite K2Na2Al4Si4O16·5(H2O) I2 2

77.1.3.3 Garronite Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64·27(H2O) I 4₁/a 4/m

77.1.3.4 Gobbinsite (Na2,Ca)2K2Al6Si10O32·12(H2O) P mn2₁ mm2

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

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

77.1.3.6a Phillipsite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na)1-2(Si,Al)8O16·6(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

77.1.3.6b Phillipsite-K! (K,Na,Ca)1-2(Si,Al)8O16·6(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

77.1.3.8 Perlialite K8Tl4Al12Si24O72·20(H2O) P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

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

77.1.3.9a Paulingite-Na! (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5Al10Si35O90·45(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

77.1.3.9b Paulingite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na,Ba)5[Al10Si35O84]·34(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

77.1.3.10 Mazzite K2CaMg2(Al,Si)36O72·28(H2O) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

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

77.1.3.12 Montesommaite (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64·10(H2O) F dd2 mm2

Strunz Class:

VIII/J.27-50 VIII - Silicates

VIII/J - Tectosilicates (network), with zeolite-structure, Bladed Zeolites

VIII/J.27 - Zeolite group, Analcime - Paulingite series

VIII/J.27-10 Analcime NaAlSi2O6·(H2O) P1 1

VIII/J.27-20 Pollucite (Cs,Na)2Al2Si4O12·(H2O) I a3d 4/m 3 2/m

VIII/J.27-30 Wairakite CaAl2Si4O12·2(H2O) I2/a 2/m

VIII/J.27-40 Faujasite-Na (Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48]·32(H2O) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

VIII/J.27-44 Faujasite-Mg! (Mg,Na2,Ca)3.5[Al7Si17O48]·32(H2O) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

VIII/J.27-46 Faujasite-Ca! (Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48]·32(H2O) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

VIII/J.27-50 Paulingite-K (K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5Al10Si35O90·45(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

VIII/J.27-54 Paulingite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na,Ba)5[Al10Si35O84]·34(H2O) Im3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Paulingite-K Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Paulingite-K :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Paulingite-K

(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5Al10Si35O90·45(H2O)
Dana No: 77.1.3.9 Strunz No: VIII/J.27-50
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