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General Paulingite-K Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5Al10Si35O90·45(H2O)
Help on Composition: 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
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: K4.44Na0.95Ca1.88Ba0.18Al9.82Si32.21O84·44(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Occurs in tholeiitic basalt and sandstone xenoliths in basalt.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1960
Help on Locality: Locality: Rock Island Dam, on the Columbia River, Wenatchee, Douglas Co., WA, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: 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.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Paulingite
 

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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

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 35.08, Z = 16; V = 43,169.68 Den(Calc)= 2.22
Help on Crystal System: 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/Io): 3.0806(1), 8.2773(0.808), 3.2614(0.74),
 

Physical Properties of Paulingite-K

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Colorless, Light yellow, Orange, Red.
Help on Density: Density: 2.085 - 2.24, Average = 2.16
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).
Help on Habit: Habit: Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5 - Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Paulingite-K

Help on Gladstone-Dale: 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
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Isotropic, n=1.472-1.484.
 

Calculated Properties of Paulingite-K

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.20 gm/cc
note: rPaulingite-K =2.16 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01326
Boson Index = 0.98674
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEPaulingite-K = 4.67 barns/electron
U=PEPaulingite-K x relectron= 10.28 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 70.77 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Paulingite-K - barely detectable

 

Paulingite-K Classification

Help on  Dana Class: 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
Help on  Strunz Class: 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

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: 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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