General Information:
Chemical Formula:(Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 1,278.30 gm)Calcium 3.14 %
CaAluminum 6.33 %
AlSilicon 28.56 %
SiHydrogen 1.89 %
H Oxygen 60.08 %
O
Empirical Formula: CaAl3Si13O36·12(H2O)
Environment:Low temperature zeolite found in a wide variety of geologic environments: volcanic rocks, metamorphic rocks, pegmatites, tuffs, and deep-sea sediments.
IMA Status:Approved IMA
Locality:Glasgow, Strathclyde (Dumbartonshire), Scotland.
Name Origin:Named after the English mineral collector, John Henry Heuland (1778-1856), a British mineral collector and dealer.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:[010] Perfect
Color:white, reddish white, grayish white, brownish white, or yellow.
Density:2.2
Diaphaniety:Transparent to subtranslucent
Habits:Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction., Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.,
Hardness:3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Vitreous - Pearly
Streak:white
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