Analcime
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Analcime
Formula:
Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
According to the International Zeolite Association (http://www.iza-online.org/natural/Datasheets/Analcime/Analcime.html) the mineral has variable composition, which can be given as Na16-x(H2O)16+x[Al16-xSi32+xO96], with x varying from -3.4 to +4.3. The Na content generally is ~16 atoms per formula unit, but may range from 12 to 17. Si ranges from 28.6 to 36.3.
Colour:
White, colourless, gray, pink, green, yellow
Lustre:
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Dull
Hardness:
5 - 5½
Specific Gravity:
2.24 - 2.29
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Member of:
Name:
First described by the French geologist Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801) as zéolithe dure [hard zeolite] in lava from the Cyclopean Islands near Sicily, Italy. Named in 1797 by the French mineralogist Rene Just Haüy from the Greek ανάλκιμος ("analkimos"), "weak" or "without force", alluding to the weak electrostatic charge developed when the mineral is heated or rubbed.
Zeolite Group. Analcime-Pollucite Series and the Analcime-Wairakite Series. The sodium analogue of Pollucite. A possible unnamed K analogue is known ('UM1967-09-SiO:AlHKNa').
The mineral occurs in multiple crystal systems, but the aluminosilicate framework of the crystal structure does not change in topology at all. The reduction to various lower symmetries occurs because of slight changes in the ordering of Si and Al atoms and slight crumpling of the framework. Macroscopically, the crystals always look pseudocubic, apart from the very slight nonzero birefringence and fine lamellar twinning visible in the polarising microscope, because the ordering and crumpling happens in different directions in different lamellae, and over the whole crystal it averages out. Hence, the differences are far too slight to merit multiple species names, and analcime is a common example of a number of minerals which occur in multiple crystal system/space group varieties. The crystal structure topology and maximum possible symmetry of the idealised structure are what really matters. There is a slight analogy with hand specimen colour versus streak: a hand specimen can show a range of colours due to trace impurities, but these are diluted out in the small particles of the streak powder, so that only the true inherent colour of the material, which is much more constant, remains. (Andy Christy, 2010)
The mineral occurs in multiple crystal systems, but the aluminosilicate framework of the crystal structure does not change in topology at all. The reduction to various lower symmetries occurs because of slight changes in the ordering of Si and Al atoms and slight crumpling of the framework. Macroscopically, the crystals always look pseudocubic, apart from the very slight nonzero birefringence and fine lamellar twinning visible in the polarising microscope, because the ordering and crumpling happens in different directions in different lamellae, and over the whole crystal it averages out. Hence, the differences are far too slight to merit multiple species names, and analcime is a common example of a number of minerals which occur in multiple crystal system/space group varieties. The crystal structure topology and maximum possible symmetry of the idealised structure are what really matters. There is a slight analogy with hand specimen colour versus streak: a hand specimen can show a range of colours due to trace impurities, but these are diluted out in the small particles of the streak powder, so that only the true inherent colour of the material, which is much more constant, remains. (Andy Christy, 2010)
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Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:210:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
540d90b7-d515-4c18-aeb6-52957f3e90f0
IMA Classification of Analcime
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Classification of Analcime
9.GB.05
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
B : Chains of single connected 4-membered rings
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
B : Chains of single connected 4-membered rings
Dana 7th ed.:
77.1.1.1
77.1.1.1
77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites
77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites
16.2.2
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
2 : Aluminosilicates of Na
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
2 : Aluminosilicates of Na
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Anl | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Anl | Kretz (1983) | Kretz, R. (1983) Symbols of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 68, 277–279. |
Anl | Siivolam & Schmid (2007) | Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download |
Anl | Whitney & Evans (2010) | Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371 |
Anl | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download |
Physical Properties of Analcime
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Dull
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
White, colourless, gray, pink, green, yellow
Comment:
Colourless in thin section
Streak:
White
Hardness:
5 - 5½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Poor/Indistinct
on {100}
on {100}
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
2.24 - 2.29 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.271 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Analcime
Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.479 - 1.493 nγ = 1.480 - 1.494
Birefringence:
0.0010
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.001
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
weak
Comments:
Also isotropic.
Chemistry of Analcime
Mindat Formula:
Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
According to the International Zeolite Association (http://www.iza-online.org/natural/Datasheets/Analcime/Analcime.html) the mineral has variable composition, which can be given as Na16-x(H2O)16+x[Al16-xSi32+xO96], with x varying from -3.4 to +4.3. The Na content generally is ~16 atoms per formula unit, but may range from 12 to 17. Si ranges from 28.6 to 36.3.
According to the International Zeolite Association (http://www.iza-online.org/natural/Datasheets/Analcime/Analcime.html) the mineral has variable composition, which can be given as Na16-x(H2O)16+x[Al16-xSi32+xO96], with x varying from -3.4 to +4.3. The Na content generally is ~16 atoms per formula unit, but may range from 12 to 17. Si ranges from 28.6 to 36.3.
Crystallography of Analcime
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pedial
Space Group:
P1
Setting:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 13.71 Å, b = 13.7044 Å, c = 13.7063 Å
α = 90.158°, β = 89.569°, γ = 89.543°
α = 90.158°, β = 89.569°, γ = 89.543°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1 : 1 : 1
Unit Cell V:
2 ų
Z:
1
Morphology:
Crystals commonly trapezohedra {211}, to 25 cm. Also granular, compact, massive, typically showing concentric structure.
Forms:
Common {211}, {100}. Rare {110}, {111}, {233}, {345}, {012}, {421}.
Forms:
Common {211}, {100}. Rare {110}, {111}, {233}, {345}, {012}, {421}.
Twinning:
Polysynthetic on {001} and {110}
Comment:
May be cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic depending upon ordering. Cubic/pseudocubic cell parameter: a = 13.723-13.733 A, Z = 16.
Crystallographic forms of Analcime
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0000654 | Analcime | Mazzi F, Galli E (1978) Is each analcime different? ANA 1 American Mineralogist 63 448-460 | 1978 | 0 | 293 | ||
0000655 | Analcime | Mazzi F, Galli E (1978) Is each analcime different? ANA 2 American Mineralogist 63 448-460 | 1978 | 0 | 293 | ||
0000656 | Analcime | Mazzi F, Galli E (1978) Is each analcime different? ANA 3 American Mineralogist 63 448-460 | 1978 | 0 | 293 | ||
0000657 | Analcime | Mazzi F, Galli E (1978) Is each analcime different? ANA 4 American Mineralogist 63 448-460 | 1978 | 0 | 293 | ||
0000658 | Analcime | Mazzi F, Galli E (1978) Is each analcime different? ANA 5 American Mineralogist 63 448-460 | 1978 | 0 | 293 | ||
0000659 | Analcime | Mazzi F, Galli E (1978) Is each analcime different? ANA 6 American Mineralogist 63 448-460 | 1978 | 0 | 293 | ||
0000660 | Analcime | Mazzi F, Galli E (1978) Is each analcime different? ANA 7 American Mineralogist 63 448-460 | 1978 | 0 | 293 | ||
0002062 | Analcime | Cruciani G, Gualtieri A (1999) Dehydration dynamics of analcime by in situ synchrotron powder diffraction American Mineralogist 84 112-119 | 1999 | 0 | 298 | ||
0002063 | Analcime | Cruciani G, Gualtieri A (1999) Dehydration dynamics of analcime by in situ synchrotron powder diffraction American Mineralogist 84 112-119 | 1999 | 0 | 632 | ||
0002064 | Analcime | Cruciani G, Gualtieri A (1999) Dehydration dynamics of analcime by in situ synchrotron powder diffraction American Mineralogist 84 112-119 | 1999 | 0 | 921 | ||
0004133 | Analcime | Gatta G D, Nestola F, Ballaran T B (2006) Elastic behavior, phase transition, and pressure induced structural evolution of analcime American Mineralogist 91 568-578 | 2006 | Su Marralzu, Sardinia, Italy | 0.0001 | 293 | |
0004134 | Analcime | Gatta G D, Nestola F, Ballaran T B (2006) Elastic behavior, phase transition, and pressure induced structural evolution of analcime American Mineralogist 91 568-578 | 2006 | Su Marralzu, Sardinia, Italy | 0.0001 | 293 | |
0004135 | Analcime | Gatta G D, Nestola F, Ballaran T B (2006) Elastic behavior, phase transition, and pressure induced structural evolution of analcime American Mineralogist 91 568-578 | 2006 | Su Marralzu, Sardinia, Italy | 0.91 | 293 | |
0004136 | Analcime | Gatta G D, Nestola F, Ballaran T B (2006) Elastic behavior, phase transition, and pressure induced structural evolution of analcime American Mineralogist 91 568-578 | 2006 | Su Marralzu, Sardinia, Italy | 1.23 | 293 | |
0004137 | Analcime | Gatta G D, Nestola F, Ballaran T B (2006) Elastic behavior, phase transition, and pressure induced structural evolution of analcime American Mineralogist 91 568-578 | 2006 | Su Marralzu, Sardinia, Italy | 2.12 | 293 | |
0004138 | Analcime | Gatta G D, Nestola F, Ballaran T B (2006) Elastic behavior, phase transition, and pressure induced structural evolution of analcime American Mineralogist 91 568-578 | 2006 | Su Marralzu, Sardinia, Italy | 5.04 | 293 | |
0010728 | Analcime | Ferraris G, Jones D W, Yerkess J (1972) A neutron-diffraction study of the crystal structure of analcime, NaAlSi2O6*H2O Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 135 240-252 | 1972 | Cyclopean Islands, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
0010978 | Analcime | Pechar F (1988) The crystal structure of natural monoclinic analcime (NaAlSi2O6*H2O) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 184 63-69 | 1988 | Husa u Marcinova, Bohemia, Czech Republic | 0 | 293 | |
0014059 | Analcime | Moroz N K, Seryotkin Yu V, Afanasiev I S, Belitzkii I A (1998) Arrangement of extraframework cations in NH4-analcime Journal of Structural Chemistry 39 281-283 | 1998 | River Nidym, Siberian platform, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
0014403 | Analcime | Yokomori Y, Idaka S (1998) The crystal structure of analcime Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 21 365-370 | 1998 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0018999 | Analcime | Likhachieva A Y, Rashchenko S V, Seryotkin Y V (2012) The deformation mechanism of a pressure-induced phase transition in dehydrated analcime Mineralogical Magazine 76 129-142 | 2012 | Nidym River, East Siberia, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
0019000 | Analcime | Likhachieva A Y, Rashchenko S V, Seryotkin Y V (2012) The deformation mechanism of a pressure-induced phase transition in dehydrated analcime Mineralogical Magazine 76 129-142 | 2012 | Nidym River, East Siberia, Russia | 0.9 | 293 |
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Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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9.14 Å | (2) |
7.93 Å | (2) |
6.88 Å | (2) |
6.21 Å | (2) |
5.60 Å | (60) |
4.85 Å | (20) |
4.15 Å | (2) |
3.80 Å | (2) |
3.67 Å | (8) |
3.32 Å | (100) |
3.24 Å | (2) |
2.979 Å | (2) |
2.927 Å | (50) |
2.803 Å | (8) |
2.693 Å | (16) |
2.506 Å | (14) |
2.427 Å | (8) |
2.226 Å | (40) |
2.169 Å | (2) |
2.118 Å | (8) |
2.024 Å | (2) |
1.9418 Å | (2) |
1.9041 Å | (14) |
1.8681 Å | (8) |
1.7430 Å | (20) |
1.7166 Å | (6) |
1.6902 Å | (6) |
1.6650 Å | (2) |
1.6178 Å | (2) |
1.5958 Å | (6) |
1.4985 Å | (2) |
1.4811 Å | (4) |
1.4633 Å | (2) |
1.4476 Å | (2) |
1.4331 Å | (2) |
1.4163 Å | (6) |
1.3862 Å | (2) |
1.3586 Å | (8) |
1.3086 Å | (2) |
1.2893 Å | (2) |
1.2855 Å | (4) |
1.2636 Å | (4) |
1.2529 Å | (2) |
1.2425 Å | (2) |
1.2228 Å | (6) |
1.1855 Å | (2) |
1.1767 Å | (2) |
1.1682 Å | (2) |
Comments:
ICDD-1180, and additional weak lines in ICDD-1180a
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust | >4.50 |
8 : Mafic igneous rocks | |
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies) | |
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals | |
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere | >4.45 |
14 : Hot springs, geysers, and other subaerial geothermal minerals | |
16 : Low-𝑇 aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23) | |
17 : Marine authigenic Hadean minerals (see also #24) | |
Near-surface Processes | |
24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17) | |
25 : Evaporites (prebiotic) | |
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks |
Geological Setting:
In the groundmass or vesicles of silica-poor intermediate and mafic igneous rocks, typically basalts and phonolites, from late-stage hydrothermal solutions, or disseminated due to deuteric alteration. In lake beds, altered from pyroclastics or clays, or as a primary precipitate; authigenic in sandstones and siltstones.
Type Occurrence of Analcime
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Natural History Museum, Paris, France, 13.77, H4154.
Synonyms of Analcime
Other Language Names for Analcime
Varieties of Analcime
Cesian Analcime | A cesium-bearing variety of analcime. |
Cluthalite | Apparently a "ferruginous" analcime. |
Relationship of Analcime to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Alflarsenite | NaCa2Be3Si4O13(OH) · 2H2O | Mon. 2 : P21 |
Amicite | K2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2O | Mon. 2 |
Ammonioleucite | (NH4)(AlSi2O6) | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
Bellbergite | (K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4[Al3Si3O12]6 · 30H2O | Hex. |
Bikitaite | LiAlSi2O6 · H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Boggsite | Ca8Na3(Si,Al)96O192 · 70H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma |
Brewsterite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup | M[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O | |
Chiavennite | CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O | |
Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Dachiardite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Direnzoite | NaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120) · 36H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn |
Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O | Mon. |
Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O | |
Faujasite Subgroup | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O | |
Ferrierite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Ferrochiavennite | Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2] · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Flörkeite | (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32] · 12H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Garronite Subgroup | ||
Gaultite | Na4Zn2Si7O18 · 5H2O | Orth. mm2 : Fdd2 |
Gismondine Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Gmelinite Subgroup | In 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K. | |
Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
Goosecreekite | Ca[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O | Mon. 2 : P21 |
Gottardiite | Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272 · 93H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca |
Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O | |
Hsianghualite | Ca3Li2(Be3Si3O12)F2 | Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2 |
Kirchhoffite | Cs(BSi2O6) | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/acd |
Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Loomisite | Ba[Be2P2O8] · H2O | Mon. m |
Lovdarite | K2Na6Be4Si14O36 · 9H2O | Orth. mm2 |
Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O | Orth. |
Martinandresite | Ba2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn |
Mazzite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Immm |
Montesommaite | (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2O | Orth. mm2 : Fdd2 |
Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O | Orth. |
Mutinaite | Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192 · 60H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
Nabesite | Na2BeSi4O10 · 4H2O | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
Natrolite Subgroup | A subgroup of the Zeolite Group. | |
Offretite | KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O | Hex. 6 m2 : P6m2 |
Pahasapaite | Li8(Ca,Li,K)10.5Be24(PO4)24 · 38H2O | Iso. 2 3 : I2 3 |
Parthéite | Ca2(Si4Al4) O15 (OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Paulingite Subgroup | Paulingite was originally described in 1960. | |
Perlialite | K9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2O | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm |
Phillipsite Subgroup | Zeolite Group. | |
Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
Roggianite | Ca2Be(OH)2Al2Si4O13 · 2.5H2O | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mcm |
Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O | |
Terranovaite | (Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160 · 29H2O | Orth. |
Thomsonite Subgroup | The large majority of "thomsonite" is thomsonite-Ca. | |
Tschernichite | (Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm |
Tschörtnerite | Ca4(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)3Cu3[Al3Si3O12]4(OH)8 · nH2O | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
UM1996-38-SiO:AlCaHNa | Na-Ca-Al-Si-O-H | |
UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa | K7Na5Al12Si20O64 · 24H2O | |
UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa | (Mg,Ca,Na,K)7.5(Al12.8Si51.2)O128 · 65H2O | Tet. 4 2 2 : P41 2 2 |
Unnamed (Ca analogue of Merlinoite) | (Ca,K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O ? | |
Wairakite | Ca(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Weinebeneite | CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. m : Bb |
Wenkite | (Ba,K)4(Ca,Na)6[(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2](SO4)3 · 0.5H2O | Hex. 6 m2 : P62m |
Willhendersonite | KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Yugawaralite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O | Mon. m : Pb |
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
811 photos of Analcime associated with Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
618 photos of Analcime associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
362 photos of Analcime associated with Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
225 photos of Analcime associated with Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
214 photos of Analcime associated with Serandite | NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) |
146 photos of Analcime associated with Chabazite | |
121 photos of Analcime associated with Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
119 photos of Analcime associated with Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
116 photos of Analcime associated with Gmelinite Subgroup | |
108 photos of Analcime associated with Thomsonite Subgroup |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
9.GB.05 | Ammonioleucite | (NH4)(AlSi2O6) |
9.GB.05 | Hsianghualite | Ca3Li2(Be3Si3O12)F2 |
9.GB.05 | Lithosite | K6Al4Si8O25 · 2H2O |
9.GB.05 | Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
9.GB.05 | Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
9.GB.05 | Wairakite | Ca(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
9.GB.05 va | Germanate-analcime | NaAlGe2O6 · H2O |
9.GB.05 va | Germanate-leucite | KAlGe2O6 |
9.GB.05 | Kirchhoffite | Cs(BSi2O6) |
9.GB.05 | Fabrièsite | Na3Al3Si3O12 · 2H2O |
9.GB.10 | Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
9.GB.15 | Yugawaralite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O |
9.GB.20 | Roggianite | Ca2Be(OH)2Al2Si4O13 · 2.5H2O |
9.GB.25 | Goosecreekite | Ca[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O |
9.GB.30 | Montesommaite | (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2O |
9.GB.35 | Parthéite | Ca2(Si4Al4) O15 (OH)2 · 4H2O |
Fluorescence of Analcime
Sometimes fluorescent pale-yellow, blue-white, green (due to uranyl). Crystals from Wassons Bluff, Canada with copper inclusions fluoresce white in the vicinity of the inclusions.
Other Information
Electrical:
Weakly piezoelectric, weakly electrostatic when rubbed or heated.
Thermal Behaviour:
Yields water in the closed tube. Before the blowpipe, fuses at 2.5 to a colorless glass.
Notes:
Gelatinizes with HCl.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Analcime in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
- Igneous rock
- Normal crystalline igneous rock
- Exotic crystalline igneous rock
Internet Links for Analcime
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References for Analcime
Reference List:
Coombs, D. S. (1955) X-ray observations on wairakite and non-cubic analcime. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 30 (230) 699-708 doi:10.1180/minmag.1955.030.230.03
ROUX, J., HAMILTON, D. L. (1976) Primary Igneous Analcite--an Experimental Study. Journal of Petrology, 17 (2) 244-257 doi:10.1093/petrology/17.2.244
Woolley, A.R., Symes, R.F. (1976) The analcime-phyric phonolites (blairmorites) and associated analcime kenytes of the Lupata Gorge, Mocambique. Lithos, 9 (1) 9-15 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(76)90052-9
Mazzi, Fiorenzo, Galli, Ermanno (1978) Is each analcime different?. American Mineralogist, 63 (5-6) 448-460
Kim, Ki-Tae, Burley, B. J. (1980) A further study of analcime solid solutions in the system NaAlSi3O8-NaAISiO4-H20, with particular note of an analcime phase transformation. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (332) 1035-1045 doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.332.13
Luhr, James F., Kyser, T. Kurtis (1989) Primary igneous analcime: The Colima minettes. American Mineralogist, 74 (1-2) 216-223
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. 567pp.pp.43-72
Lagache, Martine (1995) New experimental data on the stability of the pollucite-analcime series: application to natural assemblages. European Journal of Mineralogy, 7 (2) 319-324 doi:10.1127/ejm/7/2/0319
Line, Christina M. B., Putnis, Andrew, Putnis, Christine, Giampaolo, Ciriaco (1995) The dehydration kinetics and microtexture of analcime from two parageneses. American Mineralogist, 80 (3) 268-279 doi:10.2138/am-1995-3-408
Line, C. M. B., Dove, M. T., Knight, K. S., Winkler, B. (1996) The low-temperature behaviour of analcime. 1: high-resolution neutron powder diffraction. Mineralogical Magazine, 60 (400) 499-507 doi:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.11
Coombs, Douglas S., Alberti, Alberto, Armbruster, Thomas, Artioli, Gilberto, Colella, Carmine, Galli, Ermanno, Grice, Joel D., Liebau, Friedrich, Mandarino, Joseph A., Minato, Hideo, Nickel, Ernest H., Passaglia, Elio, Peacor, Donald R., Quartieri, Simona, Rinaldi, Romano, Ross, Malcolm I., Sheppard, Richard A., Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Vezzalini, Giovanna (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals; report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35 (6) 1571-1606
Cruciani, Giuseppe, Gualtieri, Alessandro (1999) Dehydration dynamics of analcime by in situ synchrotron powder diffraction. American Mineralogist, 84 (1) 112-119 doi:10.2138/am-1999-1-212
Cheng, Xing, Zhao, Peidong, Stebbins, Jonathan F. (2000) Solid state NMR study of oxygen site exchange and Al-O-Al site concentration in analcime. American Mineralogist, 85 (7) 1030-1037 doi:10.2138/am-2000-0718
Miroshnichenko, Yu. M., Goryainov, S. V. (2000) Raman study of high-pressure phase transitions in dehydrated analcime. Mineralogical Magazine, 64 (2) 301-309 doi:10.1180/002646100549201
Neuhoff, Philip S., Stebbins, Jonathan F., Bird, Dennis K. (2003) Si-Al disorder and solid solutions in analcime, chabazite, and wairakite. American Mineralogist, 88 (2) 410-423 doi:10.2138/am-2003-2-317
Likhacheva, A.Yu., Veniaminov, S. A., Paukshtis, E. A. (2004) Thermal decomposition of NH 4 -analcime. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 31 (5) 306-312 doi:10.1007/s00269-004-0388-9
Prelević, D., Foley, S. F., Cvetković, V., L. Romer, R. (2004) The analcime problem and its impact on the geochemistry of ultrapotassic rocks from Serbia. Mineralogical Magazine, 68 (4) 633-648 doi:10.1180/0026461046840209
Luth, R. W., Bowerman, M. (2004) Microtextual and power-diffraction study of analcime phenocrysts in volcanic rocks of the Crownest Formation, southern Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (3) 897-903 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.3.897
Gatta, G. D., Nestola, F., Ballaran, T. B. (2006) Elastic behavior, phase transition, and pressure induced structural evolution of analcime. American Mineralogist, 91 (4) 568-578 doi:10.2138/am.2006.1994
Cook, Robert B. (2006) Analcime: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (2) 128-132 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.2.128-132
Presser, V., Kloužková, A., Mrázová, M., Kohoutková, M., Berthold, C. (2008) Micro-Raman spectroscopy on analcime and pollucite in comparison to X-ray diffraction. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 39 (5). 587-592 doi:10.1002/jrs.1886
Chipera, Steve J., Bish, David L. (2010) Rehydration kinetics of a natural analcime. European Journal of Mineralogy, 22 (6) 787-795 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2010/0022-2036
Likhacheva, A. Yu., Rashchenko, S. V., Seryotkin, Yu. V. (2012) The deformation mechanism of a pressure-induced phase transition in dehydrated analcime. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) 129-142 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.129
Frost, Ray L., López, Andrés, Theiss, Frederick L., Romano, Antônio Wilson, Scholz, Ricardo (2014) A vibrational spectroscopic study of the silicate mineral analcime – Na2(Al4SiO4O12)·2H2O – A natural zeolite. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 133. 521-525 doi:10.1016/j.saa.2014.06.034
Localities for Analcime
Locality List
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Katraj, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India