Boggsite
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About Boggsite
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Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA
Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA
Formula:
Ca8Na3(Si,Al)96O192 · 70H2O
Colour:
White, Colourless
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
3½
Specific Gravity:
1.98
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Robert Maxwell Boggs (b. 1918), of Seattle, Washington, USA, rediscoverer of the Goble tschernichite locality, and his son, Russel Calvin Boggs (b. 1952), of Cheney, Washington, USA, who characterized and named tschernichite.
Type Locality:
Classification of Boggsite
Approved
First Published:
1990
8/J.22-10
9.GC.30
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings
Dana 7th ed.:
77.1.6.7
77.1.6.7
77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites
77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites
16.10.9
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
10 : Aluminosilicates of Ca and alkalis
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
10 : Aluminosilicates of Ca and alkalis
Physical Properties of Boggsite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
White, Colourless
Streak:
White
Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
None Observed
Density:
1.98(1) g/cm3 (Measured) 1.994 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Boggsite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.480 nβ = 1.481 nγ = 1.487
2V:
Measured: 25° , Calculated: 46°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.007
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:
none
Chemical Properties of Boggsite
Formula:
Ca8Na3(Si,Al)96O192 · 70H2O
IMA Formula:
Na3Ca8(Si77Al19)O192 · 70H2O
Common Impurities:
Fe,Mg,K
Crystallography of Boggsite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
Imma
Cell Parameters:
a = 20.21(2) Å, b = 23.77(1) Å, c = 12.80(1) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.85 : 1 : 0.538
Unit Cell V:
6,149.01 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Comment:
Crystal-structure determination gave a = 20.236(2), b = 23.798(1), c = 12.798(1) Å (Pluth and Smith, 1992).
Type Occurrence of Boggsite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
American Museum of Natural History and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Howard, D.G., Tschernich, R.W., Smith, J.V., Klein, G.L. (1990) Boggsite, a new high-silica zeolite from Goble, Columbia County, Oregon. American Mineralogist: 75: 1200-1204.
Synonyms of Boggsite
Other Language Names for Boggsite
Relationship of Boggsite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
| Alflarsenite | NaCa2Be3Si4O13(OH) · 2H2O | Mon. 2 : P21 |
| Amicite | K2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2O | Mon. 2 |
| Ammonioleucite | (NH4,K)(AlSi2O6) | Tet. |
| Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Bellbergite | (K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4[Al3Si3O12]6 · 30H2O | Hex. |
| Bikitaite | LiAlSi2O6 · H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Brewsterite-Ba | (Ba,Sr)[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Brewsterite-Sr | (Sr,Ba,Ca)[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O | |
| Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup | A subgroup of the Zeolite Group. | |
| Chiavennite | CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Clinoptilolite | Note on the distinguishing differences between clinoptilolite and heulandite (hhttp://rruff. | |
| Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O | Orth. |
| Dachiardite-Ca | (Ca,Na2,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O | Mon. |
| Dachiardite-K | K4(Si20Al4O48)·13H2O | Mon. |
| Dachiardite-Na | (Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O | Mon. |
| Direnzoite | NaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120) · 36H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn |
| Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O | |
| Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O | Mon. |
| Erionite | This name now refers to a group of related minerals. | |
| Faujasite | ||
| Faujasite-Ca | (Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O | Iso. |
| Ferrierite | 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-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O | Tet. 4 2m : I4m2 |
| Gaultite | Na4Zn2Si7O18 · 5H2O | Orth. mm2 : Fdd2 |
| Gismondine-Ba | Ba2Al4Si4O16 · 4-6H2O | |
| Gismondine-Ca | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O | |
| Gmelinite | In 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K. | |
| Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O | Orth. |
| Goosecreekite | Ca[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O | Mon. |
| Gottardiite | Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272 · 93H2O | Orth. |
| Harmotome | (Ba0.5,Ca0.5,K,Na)5[Al5Si11O32] · 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Heulandite subgroup | Note on the distinguishing differences between heulandite and clinoptilolite (http://rruff. | |
| Hsianghualite | Ca3Li2(Be3Si3O12)F2 | |
| Kirchhoffite | Cs(BSi2O6) | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/acd |
| Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| Lovdarite | K2Na6Be4Si14O36 · 9H2O | Orth. mm2 |
| Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O | Orth. |
| Mazzite-Mg | (Mg,K,Ca)5(Si26Al10)O72 · 28H2O | Hex. |
| Mazzite-Na | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O | Orth. |
| Montesommaite | (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2O | Orth. |
| Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O | Orth. |
| Mutinaite | Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192 · 60H2O | Orth. |
| 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-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba,◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84•34H2O | Iso. |
| Paulingite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O | Iso. |
| Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O | Iso. |
| Perlialite | K9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2O | Hex. |
| Phillipsite | Zeolite Group. | |
| Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
| Roggianite | Ca2Be(OH)2Al2Si4O13 · 2.5H2O | Tet. |
| Stilbite subgroup | This name now refers to the zeolite subgroup including the Barrerite - Stilbite-Ca - ... | |
| Terranovaite | (Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160 · 29H2O | Orth. |
| Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Thomsonite-Sr | Na(Sr,Ca)2[Al5Si5O20] · 7H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Tschernichite | (Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm |
| Tschörtnerite | Ca4(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)3Cu3[(OH)2|Al3Si3O12]4 · nH2O | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
| Wairakite | Ca(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m |
| Weinebeneite | CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. |
| Wenkite | (Ba,K)4(Ca,Na)6[(SO4)3|(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2] · 0.5H2O | Hex. |
| Willhendersonite | KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O | Tric. |
| Yugawaralite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O | Mon. |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| Tschernichite | 4 photos of Boggsite associated with Tschernichite on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 9.GC.05 | Amicite | K2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2O | Mon. 2 |
| 9.GC.05 | Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O | Tet. 4 2m : I4m2 |
| 9.GC.05 | Gismondine-Ca | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O | |
| 9.GC.05 | Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O | Orth. |
| 9.GC.10 | Harmotome | (Ba0.5,Ca0.5,K,Na)5[Al5Si11O32] · 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| 9.GC.10 | Phillipsite-Ca | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32 . 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| 9.GC.10 | Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| 9.GC.10 | Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O | Mon. |
| 9.GC.10 | Flörkeite | (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32] · 12H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.GC.15 | Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O | Orth. |
| 9.GC.20 | Mazzite-Mg | (Mg,K,Ca)5(Si26Al10)O72 · 28H2O | Hex. |
| 9.GC.20 | Mazzite-Na | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
| 9.GC.25 | Perlialite | K9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2O | Hex. |
| 9.GC.35 | Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba,◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84•34H2O | Iso. |
| 9.GC.35 | Paulingite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O | Iso. |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
| 77.1.6.1 | Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O | Orth. |
| 77.1.6.2 | Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O | Mon. |
| 77.1.6.3 | Maricopaite | Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O | Orth. |
| 77.1.6.4 | Dachiardite | Mon. | |
| 77.1.6.5 | Dachiardite-Na | (Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O | Mon. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
| 16.10.1 | Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] | Tric. |
| 16.10.2 | Lisetite | CaNa2Al4Si4O16 | Orth. |
| 16.10.4 | Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| 16.10.5 | Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O | Orth. |
| 16.10.6 | Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O | Orth. mm2 : Fdd2 |
| 16.10.7 | Garronit-Ca | ||
| 16.10.8 | Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O | Tet. 4 2m : I4m2 |
| 16.10.10 | Herschelite | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O | Trig. |
| 16.10.11 | Phillipsite | ||
| 16.10.12 | Fedorite | (Na,K)2-3(Ca4Na3)Si16O38(OH,F)2 · 3.5H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 16.10.13 | Willhendersonite | KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O | Tric. |
| 16.10.14 | Barrerite | (Na,K,Ca0.5)2[Al2Si7O18] · 7H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| 16.10.15 | Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O | Orth. |
| 16.10.16 | Reyerite | (Na,K)2Ca14(Si,Al)24O58(OH)8 · 6H2O | Trig. |
| 16.10.17 | Lévyne | ||
| 16.10.18 | Clinoptilolite | ||
| 16.10.19 | Heulandite subgroup | ||
| 16.10.20 | Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O | Orth. |
| 16.10.21 | Stilbite subgroup | ||
| 16.10.22 | Dachiardite | Mon. | |
| 16.10.23 | Offretite | KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O | Hex. 6 m2 : P6m2 |
| 16.10.24 | Perlialite | K9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2O | Hex. |
| 16.10.25 | Erionite | ||
| 16.10.26 | Paulingite | ||
| 16.10.27 | Sodium Dachiardite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4-5Al8Si40O96 · 26H2O | |
| 16.10.28 | Mazzite-Mg | (Mg,K,Ca)5(Si26Al10)O72 · 28H2O | Hex. |
| 16.10.29 | Roggianite | Ca2Be(OH)2Al2Si4O13 · 2.5H2O | Tet. |
Fluorescence of Boggsite
Colorless, transparent boggsite does not fluoresce in ultraviolet radiation, but white zones fluoresce a weak blue- white.
under
both
long
and
short
wave
ultraviolet
radiation.
under
both
long
and
short
wave
ultraviolet
radiation.
Other Information
Notes:
Unaffected after immersion in 6N HCl for one hour.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Boggsite
Reference List:
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Howard, D.G., Tschernich, R.W., Smith, J.V., Klein, G.L. (1990) Boggsite, a new high-silica zeolite from Goble, Columbia County, Oregon. American Mineralogist: 75: 1200-1204.
Pluth, J.J., Smith, J.V. (1990) Crystal structure of boggsite, a new high-silica zeolite with the first three-dimensional channel system bounded by both 12- and 10-rings. American Mineralogist: 75: 501-507.
Coombs, D.S., Alberti, A., Armbruster, T., Artioli, G., Colella, C., Galli, E., Grice, J.D., Liebau, F., Mandarino, J.A., Minato, H., Nickel, E.H., Passaglia, E., Peacor, D.R., Quartieri, S., Rinaldi, R., Ross, M., Sheppard, R.A., Tillmanns, E., Vezzalini, G. (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: 1571-1606.
New Mins. (1997) New Minerals 1990-1994.
Mineralogical Record: 30: 5-6.
Arletti, R., Quartieri, S., Vezzalini, G. (2010) Elastic behavior of zeolite boggsite in silicon oil and aqueous medium: A case of high-pressure-induced over hydration. American Mineralogist: 95: 1247-1256.
Internet Links for Boggsite
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Localities for Boggsite
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- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
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(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica | |
| Am Min 89:7 pp 1033-1042; Galli E, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G, Alberti A (1996) Gottardiite, a new high-silica zeolite from Antarctica: the natural counterpart of synthetic NU-87, European Journal of Mineralogy 8, 687-693 |
USA (TL) | |
| Amer.Min.(1990) 75:501-507; 75:1200-1204; Micro Probe Vol. 6 No. 5 Fall 1987; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 117 |
Neer Road, Goble, Columbia Co., Oregon, USA