General Information:
Chemical Formula:(Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16·6(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 688.80 gm)Potassium 1.14 %
K Barium 11.96 %
BaCalcium 1.75 %
CaAluminum 7.83 %
AlSilicon 24.46 %
SiHydrogen 1.76 %
H Oxygen 51.10 %
O
Empirical Formula: Ba0.6Ca0.3K0.2Al2Si6O16·6(H2O)
IMA Status:Discredited IMA
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:[010] Good, [100] Good
Color:colorless or white.
Density:2.248
Diaphaniety:Transparent to Translucent
Hardness:4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:white
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General Information:
Chemical Formula:(K,Na,Ca)1-2(Si,Al)8O16·6(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 664.63 gm)Potassium 5.88 %
K Calcium 6.03 %
CaAluminum 12.18 %
AlSilicon 21.13 %
SiHydrogen 1.82 %
H Oxygen 52.96 %
O
Empirical Formula: KCaAl3Si5O16·6(H2O)
Environment:Common zeolite in volcanic rocks, ore veins, diagenetically altered rhyolitic vitric tuffs, saline lake deposites, and ocean floor sediments.
Locality:Capo di Bove, south of Rome, Italy.
Name Origin:Named after William Phillips (1775-1829), English mineralogist and founder of the Geologial Society of London.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:[010] Distinct, [001] Indistinct
Color:white, reddish white, light yellow, or pink.
Density:2.2
Diaphaniety:Translucent to opaque
Habits:Twinning Common - Crystals are usually twinned., Pseudo Tetragonal - Crystals show a tetragonal shape., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).
Hardness:4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:white
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