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Gmelinite

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Gmelinite was named for the German Chemist and Mineralogist Christian Gottlob Gmelin (1792-1860).


In 1997, Gmelinite has been split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K.

Gmelinite was originally described from Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy and Little Deerpark Quarry, Glenarm, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.

Classification of Gmelinite

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Relationship of Gmelinite to other Species

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Other Names for Gmelinite

Synonyms:
Analcime CarneaHydrolite (of Leman)HydrolitheLedereriteLederite
Lederite (of Jackson)Sarcolite (of Vauquelin)Soda-Chabazite
Other Languages:
German:Ledererit
Lederit
Spanish:Ledererita
Lederita

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 Gmelinite

Reference List:Wilson O., Dyer A., Enamy H. (2003): Zeolites of the British Isles. British Micromount Society, Occasional Paper 15, 1-29.

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    Localities for Gmelinite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Buckland Co.
        • Ardglen
    		MinRec 19:399-400; Tschernich, R.(1992), Zeolites of the World, p.48
    • Tasmania
      • Blue Tier district
      • Cape Grim district
    		Sutherland, F. & Bottrill, R.(2004): Zeolites of western Tasmania. Australian Jornal of Mineralogy 10:2 pp 59-72; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.49
      • Marrawah district
        • Redpa
    		http://www.crocoite.com/locationbulletins/part1/zeolites.pdf
    Ref: FL Sutherland & RS Bottrill (2004) Zeolites of western Tasmania. Australian Jornal of Mineralogy 10:2 pp 59-72
      • Table Cape
    		http://www.crocoite.com/locationbulletins/part1/zeolites.pdf
    • Victoria
      • Phillip Island
        • Kitty Miller Bay
    MinRec 19:454; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.49
    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Cariboo Mining Division
        • 100 Mile House
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.51,100,204
        • 70 Mile House
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.51,100,204
      • Coalmont
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.300
      • Trail Creek Mining Division
        • Rossland
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.100,204
    • Nova Scotia
      • Cumberland Co.
        • Bay of Fundy
          • Five Islands
    		Tschernich, R.W., "Zeolites of the World", Geoscience Press, Phoenix, 1992.
    Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.205
              • Pinnacle Island
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.51,205
          • Parrsboro
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.204
    Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.205
    Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.204
      • Kings Co.
        • Bay of Fundy
    • Ontario
      • Hastings Co.
        • Bancroft District
          • Faraday Township
    		ontariominerals.com
    Cyprus
     
    • Larnaca District
    		Zeolite Collection of Volker Betz
    Collection of Volker Betz
    • Nicosia District
    		Zeolite collection of Volker Betz
    French Polynesia
     
    • Tuamotu-Gambier
      • Tuamotu Archipelago (Tuamotus)
        • Mururoa Lagoon
    		Y. Noack (1983) Occurrence of Thaumasite in a Seawater-Basalt Interaction, Mururoa Atoll (French Polynesia, South Pacific) Mineralogical Magazine 47:47-50.
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Franconia
        • Maroldsweisach
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    • Hesse
      • Vogelsberg
        • Ortenberg
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • Bad Harzburg
    		No reference listed
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
        • Ilimaussaq complex
          • Kangerdluarssuq (Kangerdluarssuk; Kangerdluarsuk) Firth
            • Head of Kangerdluarssuq
    		Karup-Moeller, S. (1976): Gmelinite and Herschelite from the Ilimaussaq Intrusion in South Greenland, Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 40, 867-873
    H. Friis et al.: Can. Mineral. 42:95-106 (2004)
    Hungary
     
    • Veszprém Co.
      • Tapolcai Basin
        • Tapolca-Diszel
    		Dr Koch Sándor: Minerals of Hungary; Szakáll-Gatter-Szendrei: Mineral species of Hungary
    Israel
     
    • Negev desert
    		Gross, S. (1977): The Mineralogy of the Hatrurim Formation, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin no. 70, 80 pp.
    Italy
     
    • Sicily
      • Catania Province
        • Etna Volcanic Complex
          • Aci Castello
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Trento Province
        • Mt. Baldo
          • Brentonico
    		Exel, R. (1987): Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo. Athesia, Bolzano, 204 pp.
    • Veneto
      • Verona Province
        • Soave
    		Boscardin, M., Checchi, A., Filippi, F., Guglielmino, S., Pegoraro, S., Pretto, G., Zattra, A. (1998): Offrétite del Veneto. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 22(1), 25-29.
        • Vestenanuova
    		M.Mattioli, M.Cenni, G.Raffaelli (2008): I Minerali del Veronese - Le mineralizzazioni secondarie delle rocce vulcaniche dei Monti Lessini. Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, II° serie - sezione Scienze della Terra 7 - 2008, 196
      • Vicenza Province
        • Gambellara
    		"Minerali del Vicentino - La natrolite" M. Boscardin, S. Pegoraro. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana n. 1 / 2000 pp. 4-11
        • Montecchio Maggiore
          • San Pietro
    		A. Rambaldelli: Località mineralogiche consigliate: I basalti del Veneto - Notizie del Gruppo Min. Lombardo - 2, Jun 1971, pp. 24-27 - (This publication later changed its name in Rivista Mineralogica Italiana)
        • Montorso Vicentino
          • Case Nori
    		- M.Boscardin (2002) -Presenze mineralogiche significative nei Lessini vicentini - Studi e Ricerche- Associazione Amici del Museo-Museo Civico "G.Zannato" Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza) , pp 49 - 56.
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Qostaney Oblysy (Kostanai [Kustany] Oblast')
    		[MinRec 23:433]
    [MinRec 25:218]
    Madagascar
     
    • Mahajanga (Majunga) Province
      • Boeny Region
        • Soalala District
    		Lacroix, A. (1922): Minéralogie de Madagascar. Tome 1. Paris , p 602 + planche 26, fig 3
    • Toamasina (Tamatave) Province
      • Eastern (Atsinanana) Region
        • Toamasina II (Tamatave) District
    		Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive. p 39
    Norway
     
    • Hordaland
    		Nordrum, F.S. (2002): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2001-2002. STEIN 29 (2): 4-10
    • Rogaland
      • Hå
        • Nærbø
    		Nordrum, F.S. (2008): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2007-2008. STEIN 35 (2), 8-20
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
    		www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/khib.htm
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Lizard Peninsula
          • St Keverne
    		No reference listed
    • Northern Ireland
      • Co. Antrim
        • Glenarm
    		Mineralogical Magazine 1962 33 : 173-186.
    Wilson O., Dyer A., Enamy H. (2003): Zeolites of the British Isles. British Micromount Society, Occasional Paper 15, 1-29
        • Larne
    		[MinRec 10:173-174]
        • Magee Island
    		BMS Database
            • Hills Port
        • Port Muck
    		Wilson O., Dyer A., Enamy H. (2003): Zeolites of the British Isles. British Micromount Society, Occasional Paper, 15
    • Scotland
      • Dumfries & Galloway (Dumfries-shire)
        • Moffat
    		BMS Database
    Ukraine
     
    • Crimea Oblast'
      • Bakhchisaray
        • Trudolyubovka Village
    		Karpenko V., Ignatenko K. Babingtonite form the Pervomaiskii quarry in the Crimea // Novye dannye o mineralakh (New Data on Minerals), 1991, #37, 58 - 63 (in Russ.) Getling R.V. Datolith of the Bodrak area in the Crimea and some features of his genesis // ZVMO, 1960, vol. 89, #1, 102 - 106 (in Russ.)
      • Crimea peninsula
    		Tischenko A. data
      • Simferopol area
        • near Ukrainka (former Kurtsy) village
    		- Dvoichenko P.A. The minerals of Crimea (1914) - Zapiski Krymskogo obshchestva estestvoispytatelei (Proceeding of the Crimea Society of Naturalistes), 1914, vol. 4, p. 1-208 (Rus.) - Popov S.P. Mineralogy of the Crimea (1938). - M.-L., AN SSSR, 1938, 352 p. (Rus.)
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Chiricahua Mts
          • California District
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 233.
    • California
      • Kern Co.
        • Kramer District
          • Boron
            • Kramer Borate deposit
              • U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine)
                • Baker mine
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 64
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven Co.
        • Wallingford
    		Rocks & Min.: 70:423
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen Co.
        • Fort Lee
    		Focus on Fort Lee - A Key and Guide to the Minerals of Fort Lee.
      • Hudson Co.
        • Bergen Hill
          • Jersey City
    		Manchester (1919); Rocks & Min.: (1984):161.
          • Weehawken
    		American Museum of Natural History, NY specimen.
        • Secaucus
    		Minerals of Laurel Hill, Secaucus, NJ, Facciolla, N.W. (published privately).
      • Mercer Co.
    		The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 77.
      • Passaic Co.
        • Little Falls Township
          • Great Notch
    		Min. Collector: 15:113-118 (1908), Papke; Rocks & Min.: 15:111-115 (1940), Sachs; 59:157-183, Peters, Joseph J. (1984); Mins. of NYC & Its Environs, NY Min. Club (1931), Manchester, J.G.; NJ Geol. Survey Bull. #64 (1960), Mason, B.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 79.
    [MinRec 9:171]
    [MinRec 1:174]
    Min. Rec.: 9:157-179., Peters, T.A. & Peters, J.J. (1978); Rocks & Min.: 59: 157-183 (1984), Peters, Joseph J.
    Mineral Collector: 2:138-139, Ehrman, A.H. (1895); Min. Collector 15: 113-118, Papke, H. (1908); Rocks & Min.: 59:157-183, Peters, J.J. (1984)
        • Prospect Park
    		 Lapidary Jour.: 32:1700-1720, Mins. of the Watchungs, Part II, Vitali, G. (1978); Min. Rec.: 9:157-179., Peters, T.A. & Peters, J.J. (1978); Rocks & Min.: 59:157-183 (1984), Peters, J.J.; A Quest for NJ Mins., R. Speiser (1978): 18.
    No reference listed
      • Somerset Co.
        • Watchung
    		Cummings, W. (1987) Mineralization at the Fanwood and Summit Quarries, New Jersey. Rocks & Minerals, 62:155.
    Rocks and Minerals of America - Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Oregon
      • Grant Co.
        • North Fork John Day River
    		Micro Probe Volume VI Number 8
      • Jackson Co.
        • Lost Creek Reservoir
    		Collection of Kelly Starnes - Collected 1998
      • Lane Co.
        • Springfield
    		Micro Probe Vol. 6 No. 4; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 69, 118
      • Tillamook Co.
    		Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon Co.
        • Cornwall
    		Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence Co.
        • Burrillville
          • Glendale
    		Miller, C. E. (1971) "Rhode Island Minerals and Their Locations," University of Rhode Island, Kingston: 47.
          • Oakland
    		Miller, 1972. Minerals of Rhode Island
    • Washington
      • Benton Co.
    		Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p. 120
      • Cowlitz Co.
        • Longview
    		Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.41; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.71
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