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Merlinoite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Merlinoite

Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy

Merlinoite

Vitiello Quarry, Terzigno, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy

Merlinoite

Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy

Merlinoite

Vitiello Quarry, Terzigno, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy

Merlinoite

Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy

Merlinoite

Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy

Merlinoite

Vitiello Quarry, Terzigno, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy

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About MerlinoiteHide

Formula:

(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O

Colour:

Colorless, white

Hardness:

4½

Specific Gravity:

2.14 - 2.27

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Name:

Named in 1977 by Elio Passaglia, D. Pongiluppi, R. Rinaldi in honor of Stefano Merlino (1938 - ), Professor of crystallography, University of Pisa, Italy.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Zeolite Group. Compare UM1990-82-SiO:AlBaCaHKNaSr, UM1990-83-SiO:AlBaCaHKNaSr, UM1990-84-SiO:AlBaCaHKNaSr, and UM2010-05-SiO:AlCaHK.

May be confused with phillipsite-K.

Possibly an analog of UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2651

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2651:8

GUID
(UUID V4):

3da70ecc-f226-4c9d-ad07-0b15069d5c4d

IMA Classification of MerlinoiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄ · 24H₂O

First published:

1977

Type description reference:

Passaglia, E., Pongiluppi, D., Rinaldi, R. (1977) Merlinoite, a new mineral of the zeolite group. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 355-364

Classification of MerlinoiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.GC.15

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H₂O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings

Dana 8th ed.:

77.1.3.11

77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites

Hey's CIM Ref.:

16.12.14

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
12 : Aluminosilicates of Sr, Ba and Zn

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Mrl	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of MerlinoiteHide

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless, white

Streak:

White

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Density:

2.14 - 2.27 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.21(2) g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MerlinoiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.499 n_β = 1.500 n_γ = 1.501

2V:

Measured: 56° , Calculated: 88°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.002

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Low

Dispersion:

r > v

Optical Extinction:

X = b; Y = c; Z = a.

Chemistry of MerlinoiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O

Elements listed:

Al, Ba, Ca, H, K, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of MerlinoiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Immm

Setting:

Immm

Cell Parameters:

a = 14.116(7) Å, b = 14.229(6) Å, c = 9.946(6) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.992 : 1 : 0.699

Unit Cell V:

1,997.72 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Rectangular prisms formed by the {100} and {010} pinacoids, terminated by two orthorhombic prisms with different development. Radiating fibrous spheroidal aggregates.

Comment:

Pseudo-tetragonal.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014759	Merlinoite	Galli E, Gottardi G, Pongiluppi D (1979) The crystal structure of the zeolite merlinoite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1979 1-9		1979	in a vug of a lava from Cupaello, Rieti, Italy	0	293

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K1   0.15600   0.50000   0.00000   0.42000   0.04813
Ba1   0.15600   0.50000   0.00000   0.04000   0.04813
K2   0.50000   0.19200   0.00000   0.41000   0.04813
Ba2   0.50000   0.19200   0.00000   0.04000   0.04813
CaCl   0.50000   0.50000   0.27500   0.15000   0.15198
KCl   0.50000   0.50000   0.27500   0.09000   0.15198
NaCl   0.50000   0.50000   0.27500   0.05000   0.15198
BaCl   0.50000   0.50000   0.27500   0.01000   0.15198
CaC2   0.39000   0.36300   0.00000   0.06000   0.15198
KC2   0.39000   0.36300   0.00000   0.04000   0.15198
NaC2   0.39000   0.36300   0.00000   0.01000   0.15198
BaC2   0.39000   0.36300   0.00000   0.01000   0.15198
CaC3   0.33300   0.38000   0.00000   0.10000   0.15198
KC3   0.33300   0.38000   0.00000   0.06000   0.15198
NaC3   0.33300   0.38000   0.00000   0.03000   0.15198
BaC3   0.33300   0.38000   0.00000   0.01000   0.15198
AlT1   0.10970   0.24730   0.15630   0.29000   0.01267
SiT1   0.10970   0.24730   0.15630   0.71000   0.01267
AlT2   0.28160   0.11020   0.15960   0.29000   0.01267
SiT2   0.28160   0.11020   0.15960   0.71000   0.01267
O1   0.12350   0.28300   0.00000   1.00000   0.02280
O2   0.30890   0.11770   0.00000   1.00000   0.01900
O3   0.00000   0.21550   0.18390   1.00000   0.02280
O4   0.27670   0.00000   0.20960   1.00000   0.02406
O5   0.17650   0.15680   0.19240   1.00000   0.02913
O6   0.36610   0.16380   0.24540   1.00000   0.03293
Watl   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.08612
Wat2   0.00000   0.50000   0.15800   1.00000   0.06206
Wat3   0.38500   0.50000   0.15900   0.60000   0.12412
Wat4   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.20000   0.04686
Wat5   0.45900   0.27400   0.00000   0.20000   0.07346
Wat6   0.25100   0.46400   0.00000   0.21000   0.04559
Wat7   0.44600   0.42000   0.06200   0.20000   0.14185
Wat8   0.44300   0.50000   0.50000   0.44000   0.15198

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.176 Å	(100)
7.115 Å	(90)
7.080 Å	(88)
3.258 Å	(44)
3.241 Å	(41)
5.359 Å	(40)
3.226 Å	(38)

Comments:

Cupaello Quarry, Lazio, Italy. Data from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
16 : Low-𝑇 aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23)
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
42 : Sea-floor Mn nodules

Type Occurrence of MerlinoiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

General Appearance of Type Material:

Spheroidal radial aggregates with a diameter less than 1 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Municipal Museum of Natural History, Milan, 18078; University of Modena, Modena, Italy; Natural History Museum, Paris, France; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 137087.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In cavities in kalsilite-melilite rock.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Passaglia, E., Pongiluppi, D., Rinaldi, R. (1977) Merlinoite, a new mineral of the zeolite group. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 355-364.

Synonyms of MerlinoiteHide

Ba Zeolite (in part)

Other Language Names for MerlinoiteHide

German:Merlinoit

Russian:Мерлиноит

Spanish:Merlinoita

Relationship of Merlinoite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Zeolite Group

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
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
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	M_3-6(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	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ferrierite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Ferrochiavennite	Ca_1-2Fe[(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[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 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.
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	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · 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(Al_12.8Si_51.2)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

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

5 photos of Merlinoite associated with Montesommaite	(K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 10H₂O
3 photos of Merlinoite associated with Baryte	BaSO₄
2 photos of Merlinoite associated with Phillipsite Subgroup
2 photos of Merlinoite associated with Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
2 photos of Merlinoite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
1 photo of Merlinoite associated with Amicite	K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 5H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.GC.	Garronite-Na	Na₆(Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂) · 8_.5H₂O	Mon. 2
9.GC.	Gismondine-Sr	Sr₄(Si₈Al₈O₃₂) · 9H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
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	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.GC.05	Gobbinsite	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂ · 11H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
9.GC.05	Gismondine-Ba	Ba₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 4-6H₂O
9.GC.10	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-Na	(Na,K,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Flörkeite	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.GC.10	Martinandresite	Ba₂(Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂) · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
9.GC.20	Mazzite-Mg	(Mg,K,Ca)₅(Si₂₆Al₁₀)O₇₂ · 28H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
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. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
9.GC.30	Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
9.GC.35	Paulingite-Ca	(Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)₁₀ (Si, Al)₄₂O₈₄ · 34H₂O	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
9.GC.35	Paulingite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀] · 45H₂O	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
9.GC.35	Paulingite-Na	(Na₂,K₂,Ca,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀] · 45H₂O	Iso.

Other InformationHide

IR Spectrum:

The IR spectrum distinguishes between merlinoite and phillipsite.

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for MerlinoiteHide

Reference List:

Passaglia, E., Pongiluppi, D., Rinaldi, R. (1977) Merlinoite, a new mineral of the zeolite group. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 355-364

Fleischer, Michael, Cabri, Louis J. (1978) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 63 (5-6) 598-600

Galli, E., Gottardi, G., Pongiluppi, D. (1979) The crystal structure of the zeolite merlinoite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1979. 1-9

Khomyakov, A.P., Kurova, T.A., Muravitskaya, G.N. (1981) Merlinoite (K,Ba)2Al3Si5O16-5H2O, first occurrence in the USSR. Doklady Acad. Nauk SSSR: 256: 172-174. (in Russian)

(1981) Chem Abs: 94: 106675. (abstract for above)

Donahoe, Rona J., Liou, J. G., Guldman, Sandra (1984) Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolites in the System Na2O-K2O-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O. Clays and Clay Minerals, 32 (6) 433-443 doi:10.1346/ccmn.1984.0320601

Baturin, S.V., Malinovskii, Yu.A., Bunova, I.B. (1985) Crystal structure of silica-poor merlinoite from the Kola Peninsula. Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal: 7(6): 67-74. (in Russian).

Mohapatra, B. K., Sahoo, R. K. (1987) Merlinoite in manganese nodules from the Indian Ocean. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (363) 749-750 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.363.20

Della Ventura, G., Parodi, G.C., Burragato, F., Mottana, A. (1993) Nuovi dati sulla merlinoite e su zeoliti affini. Rendiconti Lincei: 4: 303-313.

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

Pakhomova, Anna S., Armbruster, Thomas, Krivovichev, Sergey V., Yakovenchuk, Victor N. (2014) Dehydration of the zeolite merlinoite from the Khibiny massif, Russia: an in situ temperature-dependent single-crystal X-ray study. European Journal of Mineralogy, 26 (3) 371-380 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2014/0026-2380

Danisi, Rosa Micaela, Armbruster, Thomas, Nagashima, Mariko (2015) Structural intergrowth of merlinoite/phillipsite and its temperature-dependent dehydration behaviour: a single-crystal X-ray study. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (1) 191-203 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.1.15

Gatta, G. Diego, Rotiroti, Nicola, Bersani, Danilo, Bellatreccia, Fabio, Ventura, Giancarlo Della, Rizzato, Silvia (2015) A multi-methodological study of the (K,Ca)-variety of the zeolite merlinoite. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (7) 1755-1767 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.7.03

(2023) Merlinoite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Haute-Loire Le Puy-en-Velay Saint-Pierre-Eynac ⓘ Mt Peylenc	Galli et al. (2008)

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Region Tuttlingen Immendingen ⓘ Höwenegg Quarry (Hewenegg Quarry)	Tschernich (1992)
Bavaria Lower Franconia Haßberge District Maroldsweisach ⓘ Zeilberg Quarry	Wittern (2001)
Hesse Darmstadt Wetteraukreis Nidda Unter-Widdersheim ⓘ Unter-Widdersheim quarry	Betz (2019)
Ortenberg ⓘ Gaulsberg quarry

Iceland
Northeastern Region Tjörneshreppur Tjörnes ⓘ Hallbjarnarstaðará	SCHNORRER-KÖHLER (1990)

Italy
Campania Naples Somma-Vesuvius Complex Mount Somma Ercolano San Vito ⓘ San Vito Quarry	Elmar Lackner collection +1 other reference
Pollena Trocchia ⓘ Pollena quarries	Collection of Alex Earl
Sant'Anastasia ⓘ Lagno Amendolare	Russo et al. (2004) +1 other reference
Somma Vesuviana ⓘ Trapolino Quarry (Cava Nuova)	Badham (1997) +1 other reference
Mount Vesuvius Terzigno ⓘ Vitiello Quarry (Cava Vitiello)	Chinellato Matteo
Lazio Metropolitan City of Rome Capital Magliano Romano ⓘ Fosso Attici	Giancarlo Della Ventura et al. (1993)
Sacrofano ⓘ Biachella Valley
Rieti Province Rieti Santa Rufina ⓘ Cupaello Quarry (TL)	Sabatini (1903) +6 other references

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif ⓘ Koashva Mt	PEKOV et al. (2013)
ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt	Pekov et al. (2004)

Spain
Canary Islands Las Palmas Province Lanzarote Haría ⓘ Famara cliff	Strasser et al. (2006)

USA
California San Bernardino County ⓘ Searles Lake	Donahoe et al. (1984) +1 other reference

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