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Garronite

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San Giorgio di Perlena (San Giorgio di Perlena di Fara), Fara Vicentino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
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Formula:
Na
 
2
Ca
 
5
Al
 
12
Si
 
20
O
 
64
·27H
 
2
O
System:TetragonalHardness:4 - 5
This page provides mineralogical data about Garronite.

Classification of Garronite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/J.25-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.GC.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings
Dana 8th edition ID:77.1.3.3

77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites
Hey's CIM Ref.:16.10.8

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
10 : Aluminosilicates of Ca and alkalis
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Type Occurrence of Garronite

Type Locality:Garron Plateau, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Year of Discovery:1960

Physical Properties of Garronite

Hardness (Mohs):4 - 5

Crystallography of Garronite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 9.9Å, c = 10.17Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.027
Unit Cell Volume:V 996.76 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Horizontal Axis: ° to ° Vertical Axis: % Source Data: Filtered Data: Peaks:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Optical Data of Garronite

Type:Biaxial
Dispersion:none

Chemical Properties of Garronite

Formula:
Na
 
2
Ca
 
5
Al
 
12
Si
 
20
O
 
64
·27H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, Ca, H, Na, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, Ca, H, Na, O, Si
Common Impurities:Fe,Ba,K

Relationship of Garronite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
9.GC.05Amicite
K
 
2
Na
 
2
Al
 
4
Si
 
4
O
 
16
·5H
 
2
O
9.GC.05Gismondine-Ca
CaAl
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
8
·4H
 
2
O
9.GC.05Gobbinsite
Na
 
4
(Ca,Mg,K
 
2
)Al
 
6
Si
 
10
O
 
32
·12H
 
2
O
9.GC.05Gismondine
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
8
]·4.5H
 
2
O
9.GC.10Harmotome
(Ba
 
0.5
,Ca
 
0.5
,K,Na)
 
5
[Al
 
5
Si
 
11
O
 
32
] ·12H
 
2
O
9.GC.10Phillipsite-Ca
(Ca
 
0.5
,K,Na,Ba
 
0.5
)
 
4-7
[Al
 
4-7
Si
 
12-9
O
 
32
.
 
 12H2O
9.GC.10Phillipsite-K
(K,Na,Ca
 
0.5
,Ba
 
0.5
)
 
4-7
[Al
 
4-7
Si
 
12-9
O
 
32
]
.
 
 12H
 
2
O
9.GC.10Phillipsite-Na
(Na,K,Ca
 
0.5
,Ba
 
0.5
)
 
4-7
[Al
 
4-7
Si
 
12-9
O
 
32
] · 12H
 
2
O
9.GC.15Merlinoite
(K,Na)
 
5
(Ca,Ba)
 
2
Al
 
9
Si
 
23
O
 
64
·23H
 
2
O
9.GC.20Mazzite-Mg
K
 
2
Mg
 
2
Ca
 
1.5
Al
 
9.5
Si
 
26.5
O
 
72
·28H
 
2
O or near
9.GC.20Mazzite-Na
Na
 
4
[Al
 
4
Si
 
14
O
 
36
]
 
2
 · 30H
 
2
O
9.GC.25Perlialite
K
 
9
Na(Ca,Sr)[Al
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
6
 · 15H
 
2
O
9.GC.30Boggsite
Ca
 
8
Na
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
96
O
 
192
·70H
 
2
O
9.GC.35Paulingite-Ca
(Ca,K
 
2
,Na
 
2
,Ba)
 
5
[Al
 
10
Si
 
35
O
 
90
] · 45H
 
2
O
9.GC.35Paulingite-K
(K
 
2
,Ca,Na
 
2
,Ba)
 
5
[Al
 
10
Si
 
35
O
 
90
] · 45H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
16.10.1Bytownite
(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si
 
2
O
 
8
]
16.10.2Lisetite
CaNa
 
2
Al
 
4
Si
 
4
O
 
16
16.10.4Thomsonite-Ca
NaCa
 
2
[Al
 
5
Si
 
5
O
 
20
] · 6H
 
2
O
16.10.5Gonnardite
Na
 
2
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
10
]
 
2
 · 7H
 
2
O
16.10.6Mesolite
Na
 
2
Ca
 
2
[Al
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
10
]
 
3
 · 8H
 
2
O
16.10.7Faujasite
16.10.9Boggsite
Ca
 
8
Na
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
96
O
 
192
·70H
 
2
O
16.10.10Herschelite
16.10.11Phillipsite
16.10.12Fedorite
KNa
 
4
Ca
 
4
[HSi
 
4
O
 
10
]
 
4
 · 6H
 
2
O
16.10.13Willhendersonite
KCa[Al
 
3
Si
 
3
O
 
12
] · 5H
 
2
O
16.10.14Barrerite
(Na,K,Ca
 
0.5
)
 
2
[Al
 
2
Si
 
7
O
 
18
] · 7H
 
2
O
16.10.15Mordenite
(Na
 
2
,Ca,K
 
2
)Al
 
2
Si
 
10
O
 
24
·7H
 
2
O
16.10.16Reyerite
(Na,K)
 
2
Ca
 
14
(Si,Al)
 
24
O
 
58
(OH)
 
8
·6H
 
2
O
16.10.17Lévyne
16.10.18Clinoptilolite
16.10.19Heulandite
16.10.20Gobbinsite
Na
 
4
(Ca,Mg,K
 
2
)Al
 
6
Si
 
10
O
 
32
·12H
 
2
O
16.10.21Stilbite
16.10.22Dachiardite
(Na,K,Ca
 
0
·5)
 
4
(Al
 
4
Si
 
20
)O
 
48
·18H
 
2
O
16.10.23Offretite
KCaMgAl
 
5
Si
 
13
O
 
36
·16H
 
2
O or near
16.10.24Perlialite
K
 
9
Na(Ca,Sr)[Al
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
6
 · 15H
 
2
O
16.10.25Erionite
16.10.26Paulingite
16.10.27Sodium Dachiardite
(Na
 
2
,Ca,K
 
2
)
 
4-5
Al
 
8
Si
 
40
O
 
96
·26H
 
2
O
16.10.28Mazzite-Mg
K
 
2
Mg
 
2
Ca
 
1.5
Al
 
9.5
Si
 
26.5
O
 
72
·28H
 
2
O or near
16.10.29Roggianite
Ca
 
2
Be(OH)
 
2
Al
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
13
·2.5H
 
2
O

Other Names for Garronite

German names:
Garronit
Russian names:
Гарронит
Spanish names:
Garronita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Garronite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 77: 189-196.

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    Localities for Garronite

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    Antarctica
     
    • Eastern Antarctica
      • Victoria Land
        • Mawson Glacier
    		Tschernich, 1992. Zeolites of the World, p.184.
    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Hastings Co.
        • Bancroft District
          • Dungannon Township
    		Rocks&Min 66:44-45; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.51,184
    • Québec
      • Argenteuil Co.
        • Wentworth-Nord (Laurel)
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.52,184
      • Jacques Cartier Co.
        • Montréal
          • St. Michel District
    		Mineralogical Record (2006): 37: 5-60.
      • Rouville Co.
        • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.52,184, Horváth, L and Gault, R.A. (1990), The mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire Quebec. Mineralogical Record: 21: 284-359.
    Costa Rica
     
    • San José Province
      • Bajo Chacones
    		Micro Probe Volume VII Number 7 Spring 1993
    France
     
    • Auvergne
      • Puy-de-Dôme
        • Saint-Germain-Lembron
          • Gignat
    		Zeolites of the World, Rudy W. Tschernich 1992
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Hegau
        • Immendingen
    		Zeolites of the World, Rudy W. Tschernich 1992
    • Bavaria
      • Franconia
        • Maroldsweisach
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel Mts
        • Rieden volcano
          • Niederzissen
            • Wehr
    		Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag, München, 1983
    Hungary
     
    • Veszprém Co.
      • Tapolcai Basin
        • Uzsabánya
    		Szakáll & Gatter: Hun. Min. Spec., 1993
        • Zalahaláp
    		Szakáll & Gatter: Hun. Min.Spec., 1993
    Iceland
     
    No reference listed
    Italy
     
    • Veneto
      • Verona Province
        • Soave
    		Natural History Museum Vienna collection
      • Vicenza Province
        • Fara Vicentino
    		Natural History Museum Vienna collection
    Japan
     
    • Chugoku Region
      • Shimane Prefecture
        • Oki Islands
          • Nishinoshima
    		Matsuyama et al (2005) Ganko-Gakkai Kou'en-Youshi, 252.
    Réunion Island
     
    Bull. Minéral. , 109, 1986, pp. 337-347.
    Slovakia
     
    • Prešov Region
      • Northern Slanské Mts
    		Ďuďa,R., et al., 1981: Mineralógia severnej časti Slanských vrchov. Min.Slovaca, Monografia 2, 98s
    UK
     
    • Northern Ireland
      • Co. Antrim
        • Larne
    		No reference listed
    • Scotland
      • North West Highlands (Inverness-shire)
        • Isle of Skye
          • Duirinish
            • Dunvegan
          • Trotternish
            • Portree
    		[Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Pinal Co.
        • Pinal Mts
          • Pioneer District
        • Superior area
          • adjacent to State Route 177
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 230; Tschernich, R.W. (1992), Zeolites of the World, Geoscience Press, Tucson, AZ.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson Co.
        • Golden District
          • Golden
    		Rocks & Minerals 79:4
    MinRec 19:153
    • Oregon
      • Columbia Co.
        • Goble
    		Micro Probe Vol. 6 No. 5 Fall 1987; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 117
      • Lake Co.
    		Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 9 Spring 1994
      • Wallowa Co.
        • Joseph
          • Aneroid Lake
    		Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4
      • Wheeler Co.
        • Spray
    		Micro Probe VolumeVII Number 3 Spring 1996
    • Washington
      • Clark Co.
        • Yacolt
    		Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992, p.225
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