Rhodesite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Rhodesite Group
A mero-plesiotype series.
Wickenburgite (reported to be forming a solid solution with monteregianite-(Y) possibly also belongs here.
Wickenburgite (reported to be forming a solid solution with monteregianite-(Y) possibly also belongs here.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
54045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:54045:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
0da87d81-7b08-4dd1-ab6d-8767dee5badc
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0015364 | Delhayelite | Cannillo E, Rossi G, Ungaretti L (1970) The crystal structure of delhayelite Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 26 63-75 | 1970 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0001072 | Monteregianite-(Y) | Ghose S, Sen Gupta P K, Campana C F (1987) Symmetry and crystal structure of monteregianite, Na4K2Y2Si16O38.10H2O, a double-sheet silicate with zeolitic properties no longer have the original data, so they cannot check American Mineralogist 72 365-374 |  | 1987 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0011013 | Rhodesite | Hesse K F, Liebau F, Merlino S (1992) Crystal structure of rhodesite, HK1-xNax+2yCa2-y{lB,3,2}[Si8O19]*(6-z)H2O, from three localities and its relation to other silicates with dreier double layers Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 199 25-48 | | 1992 | Zeilberg, Germany | 0 | 293 |
| 0011014 | Rhodesite | Hesse K F, Liebau F, Merlino S (1992) Crystal structure of rhodesite, HK1-xNax+2yCa2-y(lB,3,22)(Si8O19)*(6-z)H2O, from three localities and its relation to other silicates with dreier double layers Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 199 25-48 | | 1992 | Trinity County, California, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0011015 | Rhodesite | Hesse K F, Liebau F, Merlino S (1992) Crystal structure of rhodesite, HK1-xNax+2yCa2-y(lB,3,22)(Si8O19)*(6-z)H2O, from three localities and its relation to other silicates with dreier double layers Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 199 25-48 | | 1992 | San Venanzo, Italy | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Rhodesite Group to other Species
Group Members:
| Delhayelite | (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O | Orth. |
| Fivegite | K4Ca2[AlSi7O17(O2-xOHx)][(H2O)2-xOHx]Cl | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
| Hydrodelhayelite | KCa2AlSi7O17(OH)2 · 6H2O | Orth. mm2 |
| Melansonite | Na◻KZrSi8O19 · 5H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmma |
| Monteregianite-(Y) | (Na,K)6(Y,Ca)2Si16O38 · 10H2O | Mon. 2/m |
| Natromelansonite | Na3Zr[Si7AlO19] · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Rhodesite Group
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