Paragenetic Mode 10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals

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Description

A significant number of late-stage zeolite group minerals and associated species likely formed in the cavities of cooling basalt.

Stage

Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust - Age: >4.50 Ga
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks
8 : Mafic igneous rocks
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies)
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals
11 : Volcanic fumarole minerals; reduced phases (see also #45)

Minerals

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Mineral	Formula	Crystal System
Aerinite	(Ca_5.1Na_0.5)(Fe³⁺,Al,Fe²⁺,Mg)₄(Al,Mg)₆[HSi₁₂O₃₆(OH)₁₂][(CO₃)_1.2(H₂O)₁₂]	Trigonal
Aklimaite	Ca₄[Si₂O₅(OH)₂](OH)₄·5H₂O	Monoclinic
Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	Triclinic
Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	Triclinic
Anthonyite	Cu(OH,Cl)₂·3H₂O	Monoclinic
Aragonite	CaCO₃	Orthorhombic
Arisite-(Ce)	NaCe₂(CO₃)₂[F_2x(CO₃)_1-x]F	Hexagonal
Arisite-(La)	NaLa₂(CO₃)₂[F_2x(CO₃)_1-x]F	Hexagonal
Barrerite	Na₂(Si₇Al₂)O₁₈·6H₂O	Orthorhombic
Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂·70H₂O	Orthorhombic
Calcite	CaCO₃	Trigonal
Capranicaite	KCaNaAl₄B₄Si₂O₁₈	Monoclinic
Cavansite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀·4H₂O	Orthorhombic
Cebollite	Ca₅Al₂(SiO₄)₃(OH)₄	Orthorhombic
Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂·12H₂O	Triclinic
Chabazite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂,Sr,Mg)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂·12H₂O	Trigonal
Chabazite-Mg	(Mg_0.7K_0.5Ca_0.5Na_0.1)[Al₃Si₉O₂₄]·10H₂O	Trigonal
Chabazite-Na	(Na₂,K₂,Ca,Sr,Mg)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂·12H₂O	Trigonal
Clinoptilolite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O	Monoclinic
Clinoptilolite-K	K₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O	Monoclinic
Clinoptilolite-Na	Na₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O	Monoclinic
Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)	Orthorhombic
Cristobalite	SiO₂	Tetragonal
Dachiardite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,K₂)₅Al₁₀Si₃₈O₉₆·25H₂O	Monoclinic
Dachiardite-K	K₄(Si₂₀Al₄O₄₈)·13H₂O	Monoclinic
Dachiardite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₅Al₁₀Si₃₈O₉₆·25H₂O	Monoclinic
Direnzoite	NaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀)·36H₂O	Orthorhombic
Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	Monoclinic
Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆·5H₂O	Monoclinic
Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]·15H₂O	Hexagonal
Erionite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]·15H₂O	Hexagonal
Erionite-Na	(Na₂,K₂,Ca)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]·15H₂O	Hexagonal
Evenkite	C₂₁H₄₄	Orthorhombic
Ferri-obertiite	NaNa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Monoclinic
Ferrierite-K	(K,Na)₅(Si₃₁Al₅)O₇₂·18H₂O	Orthorhombic
Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂·18H₂O	Orthorhombic
Ferrierite-Na	(Na,K)₅(Si₃₁Al₅)O₇₂·18H₂O	Monoclinic
Ferro-ferri-obertiite	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺Ti)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Monoclinic
Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Monoclinic
Gottardiite	Na₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂·93H₂O	Orthorhombic
Greenockite	CdS	Hexagonal
Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	Isometric
Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O	Triclinic
Hematite	Fe₂O₃	Trigonal
Heulandite-Ba	(Ba,Ca,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·22H₂O	Monoclinic
Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	Monoclinic
Heulandite-K	(K,Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	Monoclinic
Heulandite-Na	(Na,Ca,K)₆(Si,Al)₃₆O₇₂·22H₂O	Monoclinic
Heulandite-Sr	(Sr,Na,Ca)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·24H₂O	Monoclinic
Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	Monoclinic
Lévyne-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,K₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]·6H₂O	Trigonal
Lévyne-Na	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]·6H₂O	Trigonal
Magadiite	Na₂Si₁₄O₂₉·11H₂O	Orthorhombic
Magnesio-ferri-fluoro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Monoclinic
Magnesio-hastingsite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Monoclinic
Magnesio-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	Monoclinic
Mangani-obertiite	NaNa₂(Mg₃Mn³⁺Ti⁴⁺)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Monoclinic
Marialite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	Tetragonal
Mazzite Subgroup
Mazzite-Mg	(Mg,K,Ca)₅(Si₂₆Al₁₀)O₇₂·28H₂O	Hexagonal
Mazzite-Na	Na₈[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]₂·30H₂O	Hexagonal
Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃	Tetragonal
Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄·23H₂O	Orthorhombic
Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀·8H₂O	Orthorhombic
Montesommaite	(K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄·10H₂O	Orthorhombic
Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	Orthorhombic
Motukoreaite	Mg₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂·6H₂O	Trigonal
Mutinaite	Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂·60H₂O	Orthorhombic
Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O	Orthorhombic
Natrophosphate	Na_6+xH_xF(PO₄)₂·(19+x)H₂O	Isometric
Neighborite	NaMgF₃	Orthorhombic
Obertiite	Na(Na₂)(Mg₃AlTi)(Si₈O₂₂)O₂
Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆·15H₂O	Hexagonal
Osumilite	K◻₂Fe²⁺₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]	Hexagonal
Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Monoclinic
Paulingite-Ca	(Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)₁₀ (Si, Al)₄₂O₈₄·34H₂O	Isometric
Paulingite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀]·45H₂O	Isometric
Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	Triclinic
Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	Monoclinic
Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O	Monoclinic
Phillipsite-Na	(Na,K,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂]·12H₂O	Monoclinic
Piergorite-(Ce)	Ca₈(Ce,Th,La,Nd)₂(Al_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)(◻,Li,Be)₂Si₆B₈O₃₆(OH,F)₂	Monoclinic
Potassic-magnesio-hastingsite	KCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Monoclinic
Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂	Orthorhombic
Pseudobrookite	Fe₂TiO₅	Orthorhombic
Pumpellyite-(Al)	Ca₂Al₃(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂·H₂O	Monoclinic
Quartz	SiO₂	Trigonal
Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)	Monoclinic
Scapolite		Tetragonal
Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀·3H₂O	Monoclinic
Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	Orthorhombic
Stilbite-Ca	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	Monoclinic
Stoppaniite	Be₃Fe³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈)·H₂O	Hexagonal
Tacharanite	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃ (OH)₃₆	Monoclinic
Terranovaite	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆₈Al₁₂)O₁₆₀·29H₂O	Orthorhombic
Tridymite	SiO₂	Triclinic
Tschernichite	(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]·4-8H₂O	Tetragonal
Tschörtnerite	Ca₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₄(OH)₈·nH₂O	Isometric
Tungusite	Ca₄Fe₂Si₆O₁₅(OH)₆	Triclinic
Vertumnite	Ca₄Al₄Si₄O₆(OH)₂₄·3H₂O	Monoclinic
Voggite	Na₂Zr(PO₄)(CO₃)(OH)·2H₂O	Monoclinic
Waipouaite	Ca₃V⁴⁺₅O₉[Si₂O₅(OH)₂][Si₃O₇(OH)₂]·11H₂O	Monoclinic
Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]·5H₂O	Triclinic
Yugawaralite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆·4H₂O	Monoclinic
Zeophyllite	Ca₁₃Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂F₈·6H₂O	Trigonal
Zharchikhite	AlF(OH)₂	Monoclinic

	Element	Count	Percent
H	Hydrogen	80	75.47%
Li	Lithium	1	0.94%
Be	Beryllium	2	1.89%
B	Boron	2	1.89%
C	Carbon	8	7.55%
O	Oxygen	101	95.28%
F	Fluorine	8	7.55%
Na	Sodium	60	56.60%
Mg	Magnesium	21	19.81%
Al	Aluminium	78	73.58%
Si	Silicon	90	84.91%
P	Phosphorus	2	1.89%
S	Sulfur	3	2.83%
Cl	Chlorine	3	2.83%
K	Potassium	35	33.02%
Ca	Calcium	68	64.15%
Ti	Titanium	5	4.72%
V	Vanadium	2	1.89%
Mn	Manganese	1	0.94%
Fe	Iron	14	13.21%
Cu	Copper	2	1.89%
Sr	Strontium	4	3.77%
Zr	Zirconium	1	0.94%
Cd	Cadmium	1	0.94%
Ba	Barium	7	6.60%
La	Lanthanum	2	1.89%
Ce	Cerium	2	1.89%
Nd	Neodymium	1	0.94%
Th	Thorium	1	0.94%

References

Hazen, Robert M., Morrison, Shaunna M. (2022) On the paragenetic modes of minerals: A mineral evolution perspective. American Mineralogist, 107 (7) 1262-1287 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8099

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