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Chabazite-Sr

Formula:
Sr
 
2
[Al
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
Colour:ColourlessLustre:Vitreous
Hardness:4 - 4½
Name: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 in Greece in the early centuries.


Zeolite Group. The strontium-dominant member of the Chabazite Series.

Classification of Chabazite-Sr

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/J.26-35
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.GD.10

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
D : Chains of 6-membered rings – tabular zeolites
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Type Occurrence of Chabazite-Sr

Type Locality:Suoluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Chabazite-Sr

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Colourless
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):4 - 4½

Optical Data of Chabazite-Sr

Type:Uniaxial (+)
RI values: nω = 1.503 nε = 1.507
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.004

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low

Chemical Properties of Chabazite-Sr

Formula:
Sr
 
2
[Al
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, H, O, Si, Sr
All elements listed in formula:Al, H, O, Si, Sr

Relationship of Chabazite-Sr to other Species

Related to:
  • Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

    - +
    9.GD.05Gmelinite-Ca
    (Ca,Na
     
    2
    		)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.05Gmelinite-K
    (K
     
    2
    		,Na
     
    2
    		,Ca)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.05Gmelinite-Na
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.10Willhendersonite
    KCa[Al
     
    3
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.10Chabazite-Ca
    (Ca,K
     
    2
    		,Na
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.10Chabazite-K
    (K
     
    2
    		,Ca,Na
     
    2
    		,Sr,Mg)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.10Chabazite-Na
    (Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		,Ca,Sr,Mg)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.15Lévyne-Ca
    (Ca,Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.15Lévyne-Na
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca,K
     
    2
    		)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.20Bellbergite
    (K,Ba,Sr)
     
    2
    		Sr
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		(Ca,Na)
     
    4
    		[Al
     
    3
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    6
    		 · 30H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.20Erionite-Ca
    (Ca,K
     
    2
    		,Na
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    14
    		O
     
    36
    		] · 15H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.20Erionite-K
    (K
     
    2
    		,Ca,Na
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    14
    		O
     
    36
    		] · 15H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.20Erionite-Na
    (Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		,Ca)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    14
    		O
     
    36
    		] · 15H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.25Offretite
    KCaMgAl
     
    5
    		Si
     
    13
    		O
     
    36
    		·16H
     
    2
    		O or near
    9.GD.25Wenkite
    (Ba,K)
     
    4
    		(Ca,Na)
     
    6
    		[(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		|(Si,Al)
     
    20
    		O
     
    39
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		] · 0.5H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.30Faujasite-Ca
    (Ca,Na
     
    2
    		,Mg)
     
    3.5
    		[Al
     
    7
    		Si
     
    17
    		O
     
    48
    		] · 32H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.30Faujasite-Mg
    (Mg,Na
     
    2
    		,Ca)
     
    3.5
    		[Al
     
    7
    		Si
     
    17
    		O
     
    48
    		] · 32H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.30Faujasite-Na
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca,Mg)
     
    3.5
    		[Al
     
    7
    		Si
     
    17
    		O
     
    48
    		] · 32H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.35Maricopaite
    Pb
     
    7
    		Ca
     
    2
    		(Si,Al)
     
    48
    		O
     
    100
    		·32H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.35Mordenite
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca,K
     
    2
    		)Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    10
    		O
     
    24
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.40Dachiardite-Ca
    (Ca,Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		)
     
    5
    		Al
     
    10
    		Si
     
    38
    		O
     
    96
    		·25H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.40Dachiardite-Na
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca,K
     
    2
    		)
     
    5
    		Al
     
    10
    		Si
     
    38
    		O
     
    96
    		·25H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.45Epistilbite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.50Ferrierite-K
    (K
     
    2
    		,Na
     
    2
    		,Mg,Ca)
     
    3-5
    		Mg[Al
     
    5-7
    		Si
     
    27.5-31
    		O
     
    72
    		]·18H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.50Ferrierite-Mg
    (Mg,Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		,Ca)
     
    3-5
    		Mg[Al
     
    5-7
    		Si
     
    27.5-31
    		O
     
    72
    		]·18H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.50Ferrierite-Na
    (Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		,Mg,Ca)
     
    3-5
    		Mg[Al
     
    5-7
    		Si
     
    27.5-31
    		O
     
    72
    		]·18H
     
    2
    		O
    9.GD.55Bikitaite
    LiAlSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		·H
     
    2
    		O

    Other Names for Chabazite-Sr

    Synonyms:
    IMA1999-040
    Other Languages:
    German:Chabasit-Sr
    Russian:Шабазит-Sr

    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 Chabazite-Sr

    Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 129(4): 54-58.

    Neuhoff, P.S., J.F. Stebbins, & D.K. Bird (2003), Si-Al disorder and solid solutions in analcime, chabazite, and wairakite: American Mineralogist: 88: 410-423.

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    Localities for Chabazite-Sr

    (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.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Zlín Region
    		Ch. Robert : "Barian phillipsite and strontian chabazite from the Plateau des Coirons, Ardèche, France", Bull. Minéral., 1988, 111, pp. 671-677, France.
    France
     
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Ardèche
        • Plateau des Coirons
    		Ch. Robert : "Barian phillipsite and strontian chabazite from the Plateau des Coirons, Ardèche, France", Bull. Minéral., 1988, 111, pp. 671-677, France.
    Italy
     
    • Latium
      • Rome Province
        • Mostacciano
    		Ch. Robert : "Barian phillipsite and strontian chabazite from the Plateau des Coirons, Ardèche, France", Bull. Minéral., 1988, 111, pp. 671-677, France.
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Lovozero Massif
    		No reference listed
    Switzerland
     
    • Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden)
      • Vorderrhein Valley
        • Tujetsch (Tavetsch)
    		Ch. Robert : "Barian phillipsite and strontian chabazite from the Plateau des Coirons, Ardèche, France", Bull. Minéral., 1988, 111, pp. 671-677, France.
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