Chabazite

General Information: Chemical Formula:CaAl2Si4O12·6(H2O) Composition:(Molecular Weight = 506.47 gm)Calcium 7.91 % CaAluminum 10.65 % AlSilicon 22.18 % SiHydrogen 2.39 % H Oxygen 56.86 % O  Empirical Formula: CaAl2Si4O12·6(H2O) Environment:Amygdaloidal cavities of basalt and related rocks. Locality:Common worldwide. Name Origin:From Gk. chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the poem Peri lithos, which extolled the virtues of minerals. The poem is ascribed to Orpheus, legendary founder of the Orphic cult, which flourished inPhysical Properties: Cleavage:[1011] Imperfect Color:colorless, green, yellow, white, or pink. Density:2.05 - 2.15, Average = 2.09 Diaphaniety:Translucent to transparent Habits:Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline., Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces., Hardness:4 - Fluorite Luminescence:Non-fluorescent. Luster:Vitreous (Glassy) Streak:whiteMore details...

General Information: Chemical Formula:(Ca,Na2,K2,Sr,Mg)[Al2Si4O12]·6(H2O) Environment:Amygdaloidal cavities of basalt and related rocks. IMA Status:Approved IMA (Dana # Added) Locality:Common worldwide. Name Origin:From Gk. chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the poem Peri lithos, which extolled the virtues of minerals. The poem is ascribed to Orpheus, legendary founder of the Orphic cult, which flourished inPhysical Properties: Cleavage:[1011] Imperfect Color:colorless, white, yellowish, pinkish, or reddish white. Density:2.05 - 2.15, Average = 2.09 Diaphaniety:Translucent to transparent Habits:Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline., Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces., Hardness:4 - Fluorite Luminescence:Non-fluorescent. Luster:Vitreous (Glassy) Streak:whiteMore details...

General Information: Chemical Formula:(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)[Al2Si4O12]·6(H2O) Environment:Amygdaloidal cavities of basalt and related rocks. IMA Status:Approved IMA (Dana # Added) Locality:Common worldwide. Name Origin:From Gk. chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the poem Peri lithos. The K-dominant member of the chabazite series.Physical Properties: Cleavage:[1011] Imperfect Color:colorless, white, yellowish, pinkish, or reddish white. Density:2.05 - 2.15, Average = 2.09 Diaphaniety:Translucent to transparent Habits:Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline., Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces., Hardness:4 - Fluorite Luminescence:Non-fluorescent. Luster:Vitreous (Glassy) Streak:whiteMore details...

General Information: Chemical Formula:(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)[Al2Si4O12]·6(H2O) Environment:Amygdaloidal cavities of basalt and related rocks. IMA Status:Approved IMA (Dana # Added) Locality:Common worldwide. Name Origin:The Na-dominant member of the chabazite series.Physical Properties: Cleavage:[1011] Imperfect Color:colorless, white, yellowish, pinkish, or reddish white. Density:2.05 - 2.15, Average = 2.09 Diaphaniety:Translucent to transparent Habits:Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline., Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces., Hardness:4 - Fluorite Luminescence:Non-fluorescent. Luster:Vitreous (Glassy) Streak:whiteMore details...

General Information: Chemical Formula:Sr[Al2Si4O12]·6H2O Composition:(Molecular Weight = 554.01 gm)Strontium 15.82 % SrAluminum 9.74 % AlSilicon 20.28 % SiHydrogen 2.18 % H Oxygen 51.98 % O  Empirical Formula: SrAl2Si4O12·6(H2O) Environment:Sr-analogue of chabazite IMA Status:Proposed IMA 1999, Dana # Added Name Origin:From Gk. chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the poem Peri lithos, which extolled the virtues of minerals. The poem is ascribed to Orpheus, legendary founder of the Orphic cult, which flourished inPhysical Properties: Color:colorless. Diaphaniety:Transparent Hardness:- Luster:Vitreous (Glassy) Streak:whiteMore details...