Name and formula

Reference code: 00-025-1349

Mineral name: Clinoptilolite

Compound name: Potassium Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate Hydrate
PDF index name: Potassium Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate Hydrate

Empirical formula: H40Na6O92Si36

Chemical formula: ( Na , K , Ca )6 ( Si , Al )36O72 ·20H2O

Crystallographic parameters

Crystal system: Monoclinic

Space group: Cm
Space group number: 8

a (Å): 17,6270
b (Å): 17,9550
c (Å): 7,3990
Alpha (°): 90,0000
Beta (°): 116,0000
Gamma (°): 90,0000

Calculated density (g/cm^3): 2,14

Measured density (g/cm^3): 2,10
Volume of cell (10^6 pm^3): 2104,73
Z: 1,00

RIR: -

Status, subfiles and quality

Status: Marked as deleted by ICDD

Subfiles: Common Phase
Forensic
Inorganic
Mineral
Zeolite
Quality: Indexed (I)

Comments

Color: Colorless, white   

Creation Date: 01/01/1970
Modification Date: 01/01/1970
Optical Data: A=1.478(1), B=1.479(1), Q=1.481(1), Sign=+, 2V=32-48°. 1 Spacing
not used for cell refinements.
Na3.78K1.31Ca0.61Mg0.23Fe0.15Al6.61Si29.19O72 ·20H2O   
Sample Source or Locality: Specimen from altered vitric tuff, San Bernardino County, California,
USA (University of Otago Museum OU26052)
Analysis: Wet chemical analysis from Sheppard and Gude, USGS Prof. Pap., 634
(1969)
Additional Patterns: To replace 22-1236 and 24-319
Color: Colorless, white
Deleted Or Rejected By: Deleted by 39-1383
Additional Patterns: See ICSD 4349 (PDF 70-1859).

References

Primary reference: Boles., Private Communication

Optical data: Wise et al., Am. Mineral., 54, 887, (1969)
Other: Boles., Am. Mineral., 57, 1463, (1972)

Peak list
No. h k l d [A] 2Theta[deg] I [%]
1 0 2 0 8,99000 9,831 85,0
2 2 0 0 7,91000 11,177 40,0
3 -2 0 1 6,76000 13,086 15,0
4 0 0 1 6,64000 13,324 10,0
5 -2 2 0 5,93000 14,927 5,0
6 -3 1 1 5,23000 16,939 15,0
7 1 1 1 5,12000 17,306 30,0
8 -1 3 1 4,65400 19,054 30,0
9 -4 0 1 4,34600 20,418 10,0
10 4 0 0 3,97100 22,370 100,0
11 -4 2 1 3,91000 22,724 70,0
12 2 2 1 3,83500 23,175 10,0
13 -3 1 2 3,54900 25,071 20,0
14 -2 2 2 3,41800 26,049 45,0
15 -4 0 2 3,38300 26,323 25,0
16 -4 2 2 3,16500 28,172 40,0
17 -4 4 1 3,12200 28,569 25,0
18 -1 3 2 3,07400 29,024 20,0
19 1 5 1 2,97600 30,002 65,0
20 -6 2 1 2,79400 32,007 40,0
21 -6 0 2 2,73300 32,741 25,0
   
   
Stick Pattern