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Faujasite-Ca

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Mohawk Mine, Clark Mts, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
© 2004 JBS

Formula:
(Ca,Na
 
2
,Mg)
 
3.5
[Al
 
7
Si
 
17
O
 
48
] · 32H
 
2
O
System:IsometricLustre:Vitreous
Hardness:5
Name:Named after Barthelemy Faujas de Saint Fond (1741-1819), French geologist and writer on the origin of volcanoes. The Ca-dominant member of the faujasite series.


Zeolite Group, Faujasite Subgroup.

Classification of Faujasite-Ca

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/J.27-46
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.GD.30

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 Faujasite-Ca

Type Locality:Haselborn, Ilbeshausen, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany

Physical Properties of Faujasite-Ca

Lustre:Vitreous
Hardness (Mohs):5

Crystallography of Faujasite-Ca

Crystal System:Isometric

Optical Data of Faujasite-Ca

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Faujasite-Ca

Formula:
(Ca,Na
 
2
,Mg)
 
3.5
[Al
 
7
Si
 
17
O
 
48
] · 32H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, Ca, H, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, Ca, H, Mg, Na, O, Si

Relationship of Faujasite-Ca to other Species

Related to:
  • Faujasite 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.10Chabazite-Sr
    Sr
     
    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-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 Faujasite-Ca

    Other Languages:
    Russian:Фоязит-Ca

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    References for Faujasite-Ca

    Reference List:Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1958): 193-200.

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    Germany
     
    • Hesse
      • Vogelsberg
        • Ilbeshausen
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel Mts
        • Hillesheim
    		[Hentschel, G., Die Lavaströme der Graulai: eine neue Fundstelle in der Westeifel, Lapis, Weise Verlag München, 09/1993] [Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Tschörtner, J., Minerale der Eifelvulkane, CD, published by authors, 2006]
    • Thuringia
      • Thuringian Forest
        • Eisenach
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    Jordan
     
    • Safawi
    		Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 1129-1135.
    Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 1129-1135.
    Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 1129-1135.
    Spain
     
    • Canary Islands
    		Mineralien-Welt 4/2007, p. 6
    USA
     
    • California
      • San Bernardino Co.
    		W. S. Wise, New occurrence of faujasite in southern California, American Mineralogist 67 (1982), 794-798
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