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Merlinoite from
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Saline Lake
Classification
Species:Merlinoite
Formula:(K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Merlinoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:234779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:234779:0
GUID (UUID V4):17339649-bef2-4b97-97e8-edf5d3f3de79
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DIAGENETIC ALTERATION OF SILICIC ASH IN SEARLES LAKE, CALIFORNIA RICHARD L HAyl AND SANDRA G. GULDMAN...Harrison Street San Francisco, California 94107 Abstract-Ash layers from Searles Lake, California, were sampled...sediment deposited in a playa-lake complex over the past 3.2 my. Lake water changed from moderately saline...pore fluid were first altered to phillipsite and merlinoite and then to K-feldspar and searlesite. The transformation...transformation of phillipsite and/or merlinoite to K-feldspar required more than 45,000 years and was
Report (issue)
Merlinoite (K; Ca; Na; Ba)7 Si23 Al9 O64 ² 23H2 O c 2001 ° Mineral Data Publishing, ver sion 1.2 Crystal...Indian basin, Indian Ocean. In Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA. Name: In honor of Stefano...C., USA, 137087. References: (1) Passaglia, E., D. Pongiluppi, and R. Rinaldi (1977) Merlinoite, a new...Pongiluppi (1979) The crystal structure of the zeolite merlinoite. Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh., 1{9. (4) Khomyakov...P., T.A. Kurova, and G.N. Muravitskaya (1981) Merlinoite, (K; Ba)2 Al 3 Si 5 O16 ² 5H2 O; ¯rst occurrence
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
75, pages201-208, 1990 Thermochemicaldata for merlinoite: 2. Free energiesof formation at 298.15 K of...and Geophysics,Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, U.S.A. Bnuce S. HnvrrNcwl,v U.S. Geological...energiesof formation, AGErrr,for six synthetic merlinoite samples having various Si/Al and Na/(Na * K)...determined entropies and enthalpiesof formation: Merlinoite composition (NaoilIQreAlSire4O58E.2.l3HrO) (...stability fields for analcime, potassianfeldspar, merlinoite, and phillipsite was constructed and applied
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Department of Geology, Stanford University Stanford, California 94305 SANDRA GULDMAN Department of Geology and...and Geophysics, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720 Abstract-.Zeolites havjng...havjng the structures of phillipsite, merlinoite, and gobbinsite were synthesized from clear solut.lO~s at...predicted In sedIments from Searles Lake, a saline, alkaline lake in California with ideal physiochemical...physiochemical conditions for its formation. Merlinoite was subsequently discovered to occur in tuffaceous sediments
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
progressively in NaOH solutions, while smectite, merlinoite and sanidine grew successively in KOH solutions...formation of merlinoite was favored in conditions of NalK < 1. Key Words-KOH solution, Merlinoite, NaOH Solution... but alkali feldspar appeared first and then merlinoite was subsequently produced as KOH concentration...Kaolinite Merlinoite, Boehmite, Kaolinite Merlinoite, Boehmite, Kaolinite Boehmite Boehmite Merlinoite, Sanidine...Sanidine, Boehmite Merlinoite, Sanidine, Boehmite Merlinoite, Sanidine, Boehmite Merlinoite, Sanidine, Boehmite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
multi-methodological study of the (K,Ca)-variety of the zeolite merlinoite G. DIEGO GATTA1,2,*, NICOLA ROTIROTI1, DANILO...multi-methodological study of the (K,Ca)-variety of the zeolite merlinoite from Fosso Attici, Sacrofano, Italy was carried...infrared spectroscopy. The chemical formula of the merlinoite from Fosso Attici is (Na0.37K5.69)Σ=6.06(Mg0...disordered Si/ Al-distribution. The Raman spectrum of merlinoite (collected between 100 and 4000 cm−1) is dominated...1649 cm−1. The powder midinfrared spectrum of merlinoite between 400–1300 cm−1 is dominated by tetrahedral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
online February 2014 Dehydration of the zeolite merlinoite from the Khibiny massif, Russia: an in situ ...Abstract: Dehydration behaviour of the zeolite merlinoite, NaK11[Al12Si20O64]15H2O, from the Khibiny massif...step-wise heating to 225  C. At room temperature merlinoite has the space group Immm with a ¼ 14.0312(5)...0874(4) Å, and V ¼ 2019.40(14) Å3. At 75  C the merlinoite structure undergoes pronounced dehydration accompanied...potassium merlinoite with the K11.5[Al11.5Si20.5O64]15H2O composition. Key-words: merlinoite, zeolite
Catalog/List
yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) lx)4ins £4 063 CAVANSITE...(Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 497 TELLURITE Te 0/2 good...brown metallic (Herbb £2 Mine, Powhatton County Virginia USA) lcm £6 314 PYRARGYRITE Ag/3 SbS/3 pure crystalline...masses, well coating matrix. (Dooneen Mine Allihies, County Cork, S.Ireland) . lxl £3.50. 1x2 £6.50 2xl.5ins...matrix.(some + Micros! Monument 1 Mine, Navajo County,Arizona,USA) lxl.£3.50 1x2 £7.00 118 CONICHALCITE green
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in saline lake, zeolite formation 449 Alteration of Phlogopite to Corrensite at Sharbot Lake, Ontario...Chemistry of Diagenetic Minerals at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada 89 Black shale Excello, petrology, mineralogy... of Diagenetic Minerals at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada 89 BURTON, J. H. (with D. H. KRINSLEYand...glass, electron microprobe analysis 111 iron oxide lake sediments 297 kaolinite, Georgia 38 kaolinite, St...Alteration of Phlogopite to Corrensite at Sharbot Lake, Ontario 150 DEAN, C. (with P. G. gLADE,P. K. SCHULTZ
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chabazite and merlinoite were observed to be the main zeolites that formed at 60 °C, while merlinoite was the...°C), in the presence of 1 m K2CO3, K-zeolite (merlinoite) forms in addition to feldspars and calcium silicate...and 7 Å) at 60 °C (Fig. 3), as well as K,Na-merlinoite (3.17, 2.96, 7 and 10 Å) at 90 °C (Fig. 4a,...days. At 90 °C, the dominant zeolite formed was merlinoite, which corresponds to the XRD patterns determined...than the more extensively studied sodium system. Merlinoite and chabazite are the main zeolite phases that
Book
Harmotome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merlinoite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Tschernich (1975) Svetlozarite: Maleev (1976) Merlinoite: Passaglia et al. (1977) Amicite: Alberti et...frameworks which correspond to the known zeolites merlinoite, gismondine, phillipsite, are shown in Fig. 0...in Fig. 0.2La) are present in the framework of merlinoite. Another "double crankshaft" (shaded in Fig....24-rings are joined in a complex way I4/mmm Merlinoite Immm I4j /amd Gismondine P2j/c Cmcm Phillipsite
Book
goosecreekite, laumontite, levyne, mazzite, merlinoite, montesommaite, mordenite, offretite, paulingite...PAULINGITE GARRONITE MAZZITE BARRERITE* COWLESlTE MERLINOITE AMICITE PARANATROLITE TETRANATROLITE* GOOSECREEKITE...land surface, freshwater lake, or shallow sea; into a saline, alkaline lake; or into the ocean. LAND...hyd ,olog,ic system, because th,e water enters the lake and can only leave by evaporation. The zelolite...kaline lakes, are zoned ~ om the edge of the former lake to the center" reflecting the differences in, chemical
Book
goosecreekite, laumontite, levyne, mazzite, merlinoite, montesommaite, mordenite, offretite, paulingite...PAULINGITE GARRONITE MAZZITE BARRERITE* COWLESlTE MERLINOITE AMICITE PARANATROLITE TETRANATROLITE* GOOSECREEKITE...land surface, freshwater lake, or shallow sea; into a saline, alkaline lake; or into the ocean. LAND...hyd ,olog,ic system, because th,e water enters the lake and can only leave by evaporation. The zelolite...kaline lakes, are zoned ~ om the edge of the former lake to the center" reflecting the differences in, chemical
Catalog/List
mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4 1x2 £10 156 NATIVE BISMUTH...(Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1 £4 1x2 £7.50 360 PARATELLURITE TeO...Fe TeO OH fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3...yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) Ixliins £4 107 CHLORARGYRITE...micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 up to 1.5cm £7 242 KOLBECKITE Scandium Phosphate
Catalog/List
mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x H £2.50 1x1 £4 040 BITYITE Li and Be...white cleavages in Muscovite. (Harding Mine,Taos County, New Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 1x2 £7 097 CHLOANTHITE (variety...micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 151 LEUCOSPHENITE Ba Na Ti B SiO Blue massive...Fe TeO OH fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3...Pure creamy coloured masses (Tanco Mine, Bernie Lake, Manitoba, Canada) lx2ins £4 2x2ins £8 2x3 £12 447
Catalog/List
Feldspar lxl £3 lx2 £5 small 2x2 £9 502 ANTIGORITE County Bridge Quany,Lizard ,Cornwall 172 BEEKITE Tor Bay...Mg C0/3 128 DUNDASITE . Tynagh Mine, Loughrea, County Galway,lreland White micro fibres or crusts with.... ____ _ __ 106 CORONADITE Cowshill, Weardale, County Durham. Pure black cellular mass, some slightly...lx2£8 FLUORESCENl 1038 OPAL Virgin Valley, Nevada, USA Semi-opal pale yellow-green translucent mass. Green..._F_L(!O RESC ENl 744 WILLEMITE Franklin.New Jersey, USA 78 CALCITE M e nd ips Areas in calcitc/franklinite/zincite
Report (volume)
amicite, gobbinsite (GIS) Phillipsite (PHI) and merlinoite (MER) frameworks Mazzite (MAZ) and perlialite............................................9 3 Merlinoite: K6Ca2Na[A111Si21064] ·22H20 ................... .. . 134 Zeolite stability in saline-alkaline lake environments . .. ........ . . . . . 1 3 6 Hydrothermal......365 Closed-s�stem analcime (saline, alkaline-lake environments) in sandstone and conglomerate reservoirs...(lovdarite) LTL (perlialite) MAZ (mazzite) MER (merlinoite) MFI (mutinaite) MON (montesommaite) MOR (mordenite)
Catalog/List
Al SO/4 767 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting near Creston...£3 2x2 £4.50 2x3 £6.50 Feldspar 963 ALBITE Maine USA 811 ANATASE Tysse, Hardanger,Norway variety CLEA...2x2 £3 2x3 £5 3x4 £8 Feldspar ____ _ 117 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia Pure grey metallic mass...2x2£10 2x3£15 Gamet 50 ANDRADITE Franklin New Jersey USA Quite rich orange mass in matrix.. Minor willemitc...2x3 £5 Fe As S 30 ATACAMITE Dooncen Mine,Allihics,County Cork,Ireland Thick rich green mass as coating all
Report (issue)
Little Owyhee River wilderness study area, Owyhee County, Idaho." U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1719-C:...the Nopah Range wilderness study area, Inyo County, California." U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1709-C:...lithium enrichment in the Popotosa Formation, Socorro County, New Zeolite Bibliography Page 5 Mexico."...reference sections in the Popotosa Formation, Socorro County, New Mexico." U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin... "Paleoenvironmental implications of Barstovian lake deposits, mammal fossils, and pollen from Hepburn's
Book (edition)
Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada...Uintah County. Utah. and m (2.B. acanthite group). Monoclinic, C2/m, a,b,c Rio Blanco County. Colorado...Wrightwood, San Bernardino co., California, in fine crystals in talc near Wenatchee Lake, Chelan co.
Report (issue)
the removal of sulfur compounds from gases." Prom. San it. Ochistka Gazov (6): 16-17. AGA AB (1984). "Gas...Goldich (1958). "A contribution on the Hector, California bentonite deposit." Economic Geology 53: 22-37...for sulfur dioxide-clinoptilolite systems." Prom. San it. Ochistka Gazov (2): p. 19. Asenov, A. and E....Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (USA)." Guidebook - Wyoming Geological Association Annual...borate district, Amargosa Valley, Inyo County, California." California Geology August 1980: 181-187. Barker
Book
variety amethyst, sceptre habit, Denny Mountain, King County, Washington, U.S.A. / Photo by Ken Mayer Production...organic geochemistry. Green River Formation, Uinta County, Utah, U.S.A. Trudell, L.C. (1970): Lithologic...Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. McDonald, AM. & Chao, G.Y. (1994):...Abernathy, operator of the Fumerole mine, Emery County, Utah, U.S.A., who found the first braunite. Mount... (1783): Memorie Mineralogico sulla Montagne di San Gottardo, Milano, 57. its constituents. Miask, IImen
Book (edition)
1ight) vanadinite, Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst...Willard Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals ~~cbe County Public Library Saguache, Colorado OEMCO For Refere...the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely disseminated in uraniferous...in the Cave Hills and Slim Buttes areas, Harding County, South Dakota. SELECTED REFERENCES: Thompson, M...oil shale of the Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah, associated with authigenic orthoclase, pyrite;
Book (edition)
right) vanadinite, Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst...Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals Sagiiache County Pu blic Library Saguache , Colorado DEMCO For...Photo Editor: Wendell E. Wilson Library Saguache County Public Saguache, Colorado VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD...oil shale of the Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah, associated with authigenic orthoclase, pyrite;...the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely disseminated in uraniferous
Book
Rubellite (2.5 cm) from the Himalaya .\1i11e,San Diego Counry/California irith a coating of cookeite. before treatment...Literature directory). Pioneering work comes from the USA, such as the brochure by Richard M. PEARL,Cleaning...Valley, Switzerland or the borate mines of Boron, California, localities where one knows which minerals can...meteorite!). Dr. Steven A. HARDl!--GER (Dragon Minerals, USA) initially supported the translation from German...have enough suitable packing material ready. In the USA, where many sites can be reached by car or off-road
 
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