Phacolite
A variety of Chabazite
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About Phacolite
A variety of Chabazite
A lens-shaped variety due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons.
Originally described from Ceská Lípa (Böhmisch Leipa), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
A lens-shaped variety due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons.
Originally described from Ceská Lípa (Böhmisch Leipa), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
11014 (as Phacolite)
956 (as Chabazite)
956 (as Chabazite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11014:5 (as Phacolite)
mindat:1:1:956:6 (as Chabazite)
mindat:1:1:956:6 (as Chabazite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
b0fd4c90-42aa-4973-b4e9-f4edd42ae74f (as Phacolite)
61c8875b-54a0-41f4-bb4e-943a2cb5a432 (as Chabazite)
61c8875b-54a0-41f4-bb4e-943a2cb5a432 (as Chabazite)
Other Language Names for Phacolite
German:Phakolith
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
38 photos of Phacolite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
22 photos of Phacolite associated with Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
17 photos of Phacolite associated with Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
15 photos of Phacolite associated with Phillipsite Subgroup | |
11 photos of Phacolite associated with Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
10 photos of Phacolite associated with Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
9 photos of Phacolite associated with Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
7 photos of Phacolite associated with Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
6 photos of Phacolite associated with Thomsonite Subgroup | |
5 photos of Phacolite associated with Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
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 Phacolite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-11014.html
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References for Phacolite
Reference List:
Localities for Phacolite
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- 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).
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 (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| Rob Lavinsky (ex. Howard Belsky specimen) |
Tschernich (1992) | |
| Bottrill et al. (2008) |
| Newbery (1880) |
Austria | |
| Neschen (n.d.) |
| Kiesewetter (2003) |
| Erwin Löffler collection |
| Löffler et al. (2011) |
| "Aus der Tiefe der Vulkane" (2011) |
Brazil | |
| Frank (2008) |
Costa Rica | |
| Zeledón (2004) |
| Tschernich (1992) |
| Tschernich (1992) |
| Tschernich (1992) +1 other reference |
| Zeledón (2004) |
| Zeledón (2004) |
Czech Republic | |
| Tschernich (1992) |
| Kučera |
| Hibsch (1934) |
Paulis et al. (2014) | |
Paulis et al. (2014) | |
| P.Pauliš |
Štolba | |
| Dvorák et al. (2017) |
personal references | |
Faroe Islands | |
| - (2011, November) |
| Tschernich (1992) |
| Tschernich (1992) |
France | |
| Robin Fialip collection +1 other reference |
P & E Médard collection | |
| collection Joachim Esche |
| Daniel Journet collection |
| JR & C Eytier collection |
| Collection Laurent GAYRAUD |
| JM Johannet collection |
Germany | |
| Neschen (n.d.) |
| www.mindat.org (n.d.) |
| https://www.mindat.org/photo-362816.html |
| www.pbase.com (n.d.) |
| R Lang |
| 50. +2 other references |
| Ko Jansen specimen & photo |
| ko.jansen |
Greenland | |
| Bøggild (1953) |
| Bøggild (1953) |
Hungary | |
| gportal.hu (2008) |
| geomania.hu (2016) |
Italy | |
| Zambonini (1902) +1 other reference |
| www.mindat.org (n.d.) |
| King (n.d.) |
| Mineralogical Magazine 1956 31 : 265-271 |
| De Michele (1974) |
| Bartoli et al. (2008) |
| Nannoni et al. (1979) +1 other reference |
| Giuliano bettini collection |
| Gianluca Fontana collection |
| Boscardin (2014) |
Boscardin (2014) | |
Boscardin (2014) | |
| Mattioli et al. (2008) |
Japan | |
| Tiba et al. (1995) |
New Zealand | |
| T. Saunderson collection |
| Reiner Mielke |
Portugal | |
| Uwe Kolitsch collection |
5/B.02-20 | |
Slovakia | |
| Pauditš P. et al. (in Slovak with English abstract) |
| Ďuďa |
Spain | |
| Col. Agustin Agudo Espinosa. |
| www.mindat.org (n.d.) +4 other references |
| Tschernich (1992) |
| Analyzed by XRD by Dr. Joan Vinals (Barcelona) |
| Ternes (1998) |
UK | |
| BMNH specimen |
| Trevor Boyd Collection |
| Trevor Boyd Collection |
USA | |
| Kevin Czaja Collection |
| Cahoon (1985) |
| Collected by L.White 1980 |
| Wise et al. (2009) |
| specimen in collection |
| Tschernich (1992) |
| Alan Goldstein |
Maglovec quarry, Vyšná Šebastová, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia