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Goosecreekite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Goosecreekite

Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India

Goosecreekite, etc.

Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India

Goosecreekite, etc.

Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India

Goosecreekite

Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India

Goosecreekite, etc.

Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India

Goosecreekite, etc.

Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India

Goosecreekite

Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India

Goosecreekite, etc.

Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India

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About GoosecreekiteHide

View of the quarry.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Formula:

Ca[Al₂Si₆O₁₆] · 5H₂O

Colour:

Colorless, white

Lustre:

Vitreous, Pearly

Hardness:

4½

Specific Gravity:

2.21

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Name:

After the type locality, the New Goose Creek Quarry (Luck Company Quarry), Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA.

Type Locality:

ⓘ New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Zeolite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1726

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1726:4

GUID
(UUID V4):

e3fbe986-d4dd-4f0e-842b-fa84c67cd839

IMA Classification of GoosecreekiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Ca(Si₆Al₂)O₁₆ · 5H₂O

First published:

1980

Type description reference:

Dunn, P. J., Peacor, D. R., Newberry, N., Ramik, R. A. (1980) Goosecreekite, a new calcium aluminum silicate hydrate, possibly related to brewsterite and epistilbite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 18 (3) 323-327

Classification of GoosecreekiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.GB.25

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

Dana 8th ed.:

77.1.7.3

77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites

Hey's CIM Ref.:

16.9.27

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
9 : Aluminosilicates of Ca

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

Pronunciation of GoosecreekiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of GoosecreekiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Pearly

Transparency:

Transparent

Comment:

Vitreous to pearly on crystal faces

Colour:

Colorless, white

Streak:

White

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Perfect
Parallel to {010}

Density:

2.21(2) g/cm³ (Measured) 2.23 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of GoosecreekiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.495(2) n_β = 1.498(2) n_γ = 1.502(2)

2V:

Measured: 82° (5)

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.007

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

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Dispersion:

relatively weak (type description says not discernable)

Chemistry of GoosecreekiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca[Al₂Si₆O₁₆] · 5H₂O

Elements listed:

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

Crystallography of GoosecreekiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2 - Sphenoidal

Space Group:

P2₁

Setting:

P2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.401(3) Å, b = 17.439(36) Å, c = 7.293(3) Å
β = 105.44°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.424 : 1 : 0.418

Unit Cell V:

907.31 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0001062	Goosecreekite	Rouse R C, Peacor D R (1986) Crystal structure of the zeolite mineral goosecreekite, CaAl2Si6O16.5H2O American Mineralogist 71 1494-1501		1986		0	293

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 Crystal structure of the zeolite mineral goosecreekite, CaAl2Si6O16.5H2O
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Ca Si6 Al2 O16 H5'
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_cell_length_c 7.293
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 105.44
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 907.308
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      1.917
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1 21 1'
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Ca   0.65570   0.27210   0.19690
Si1   0.33740   0.47320   0.62820
Si2   0.31680   0.12940   0.59970
Si3   0.02190   0.25990   0.52490
Si4   0.10440   0.05780   0.86120
Si5   0.08920   0.38770   0.83250
Si6   0.23940   0.00450   0.27680
Al1   0.74820   0.12850   0.58870
Al2   0.06820   0.39820   0.26320
O1   0.72280   0.06120   0.41050
O2   0.53360   0.14780   0.63460
O3   0.83720   0.20970   0.50640
O4   0.90650   0.10010   0.79360
O5   0.26070   0.43920   0.80230
O6   0.26660   0.42260   0.44080
O7   0.55940   0.46620   0.70620
O8   0.20170   0.20650   0.51550
O9   0.26570   0.10690   0.79490
O10   0.25150   0.05960   0.45810
O11   0.08110   0.30510   0.72610
O12   0.96980   0.31790   0.34310
O13   0.90520   0.47180   0.21740
O14   0.17280   0.05850   0.09040
O15   0.12020   0.37410   0.05050
O16   0.90220   0.43460   0.73150
H2O1   0.35120   0.22340   0.09640
H2O2   0.65650   0.29890   0.87170
H2O3   0.51020   0.30630   0.45040
H2O4   0.75740   0.15300   0.10480
H2O5   0.56500   0.40740   0.15950
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Ca 0.02063 0.02157 0.02353 -0.00252 0.00127 0.00062
Si1 0.01779 0.01078 0.01803 -0.00252 0.00864 0.00062
Si2 0.01341 0.01541 0.01552 -0.00063 0.00584 -0.00124
Si3 0.01470 0.00924 0.01552 -0.00063 0.00457 0.00124
Si4 0.01238 0.01541 0.01377 -0.00315 0.00432 -0.00124
Si5 0.01573 0.01387 0.01277 -0.00126 0.00584 -0.00124
Si6 0.01263 0.01233 0.01427 -0.00063 0.00305 0.00186
Al1 0.01160 0.01233 0.01477 0.00063 0.00330 0.00248
Al2 0.01624 0.00924 0.01402 0.00126 0.00508 0.00000
O1 0.03377 0.01849 0.02629 -0.00063 0.01194 0.00186
O2 0.02527 0.02157 0.02704 0.00189 0.01092 -0.00497
O3 0.01856 0.01078 0.02203 -0.00504 0.00762 0.00497
O4 0.02733 0.01849 0.02153 -0.00315 0.00762 0.00062
O5 0.02346 0.02157 0.02178 -0.00441 0.00635 0.00062
O6 0.02604 0.01078 0.02178 0.00126 0.00889 0.00373
O7 0.02888 0.02465 0.02954 -0.00504 0.01118 -0.00311
O8 0.02243 0.01541 0.02729 0.00063 0.01245 0.00000
O9 0.02475 0.01695 0.02253 -0.00504 0.00991 -0.00497
O10 0.03094 0.02465 0.01778 -0.00189 0.01067 0.00000
O11 0.03068 0.01695 0.01577 -0.00189 0.00406 -0.00124
O12 0.02862 0.01695 0.01903 0.00126 0.01397 0.00435
O13 0.03584 0.02157 0.03004 0.00315 0.02185 0.00683
O14 0.03481 0.01695 0.02904 -0.00378 0.01753 -0.00062
O15 0.02836 0.01541 0.03255 -0.00126 0.01524 0.00124
O16 0.02424 0.02003 0.03480 0.00441 0.00813 0.00000
H2O1 0.04228 0.05084 0.09639 -0.01828 0.03023 -0.02981
H2O2 0.09024 0.05701 0.04306 0.01008 0.02998 0.01118
H2O3 0.05414 0.04314 0.03680 0.00315 0.01372 0.00248
H2O4 0.08714 0.02773 0.04231 0.01702 0.03227 0.00497
H2O5 0.03017 0.02927 0.08337 -0.00063 0.01829 0.00435

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.467 Å	(100)
3.309 Å	(71)
4.848 Å	(70)
4.505 Å	(69)
3.046 Å	(51)
3.254 Å	(43)
7.003 Å	(42)
5.538 Å	(39)
3.005 Å	(38)
7.147 Å	(37)
3.117 Å	(32)
4.110 Å	(31)
3.126 Å	(30)
3.505 Å	(29)
5.452 Å	(26)
3.325 Å	(26)
2.9024 Å	(26)
3.477 Å	(25)
2.6886 Å	(25)

Comments:

Raade and Berg (2002), from Juvvatn, Norway

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
22 : Hydration and low-𝑇 subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23)

Type Occurrence of GoosecreekiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Polycrystalline aggregates and as imperfect single crystals up to 2.0 mm in diameter

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material in the Smithsonian Institution catalog no. 14588.
Holotype samples are preserved in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the American Museum of Natural History, the British Museum (N.H.) and the Mineralogical Museum at Harvard University.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Triassic diabase

Reference:

Dunn, P.J., D.R. Peacor, N. Newberry, and R.A. Ramik (1980) Goosecreekite, a new calcium aluminum silicate hydrate, possibly related to brewsterite and epistilbite. Canadian Mineralogist: 18: 323-327.

Download:

http://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/CM18_323.pdf

Other Language Names for GoosecreekiteHide

German:Goosecreekit

Russian:Гускрикит

Spanish:Goosecreekita

Relationship of Goosecreekite 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
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.
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	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:

65 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
24 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
13 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Stilbite-Ca	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
12 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
11 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
10 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Amethyst	SiO₂
8 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
8 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
6 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
3 photos of Goosecreekite associated with Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.GB.05	Ammonioleucite	(NH₄)(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
9.GB.05	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.GB.05	Hsianghualite	Ca₃Li₂(Be₃Si₃O₁₂)F₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
9.GB.05	Lithosite	K₆Al₄Si₈O₂₅ · 2H₂O	Mon.
9.GB.05	Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
9.GB.05	Pollucite	(Cs,Na)₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
9.GB.05	Wairakite	Ca(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.GB.05 va	Germanate-analcime	NaAlGe₂O₆ · H₂O
9.GB.05 va	Germanate-leucite	KAlGe₂O₆
9.GB.05	Kirchhoffite	Cs(BSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/acd
9.GB.05	Fabrièsite	Na₃Al₃Si₃O₁₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmm2
9.GB.10	Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.GB.15	Yugawaralite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Pb
9.GB.20	Roggianite	Ca₂Be(OH)₂Al₂Si₄O₁₃ · 2.5H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mcm
9.GB.30	Montesommaite	(K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 10H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
9.GB.35	Parthéite	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄) O₁₅ (OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

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Goosecreekite is insoluble in 1:1 HCl or HNO3 with a one-hour immersion time.

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References for GoosecreekiteHide

Reference List:

Fleischer, Michael, Cabri, Louis J. (1981) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 66 (11-12) 1274-1280

Artioli, G., Smith, J.V., Kvick, A. (1983) Multiple hydrogen positions in the zeolite brewsterite Sr.95 Ba.05 Al2 Si6 O16 (H2O)5. Acta Crystallographica C: 39.

Artioli, G., Smith, J.V., Kvick, Å. (1985) Multiple hydrogen positions in the zeolite brewsterite, (Sr0.95,Ba0.05)Al2Si6O16.5H2O. Acta Crystallographica, C411, 492-497.

Rouse, R.C. and Peacor, D.R. (1986) Crystal structure of the zeolite mineral goosecreekite CaAl2Si6O16·5H2O: American Mineralogist: 71: 1494-1501.

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. 567pp.

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

Raade, Gunnar, Berg, Hans-Jørgen (2002) Powder X-ray diffraction data for goosecreekite [CaAl2Si6O16⋅5H2O]. Powder Diffraction, 17 (3) 247-249 doi:10.1154/1.1469024

Gerrard, L.A., Henry, P.F., Weller, M.T., Ahmed, A. (2004) Structure and ion exchange properties of the natural zeolites edingtonite and goosecreekite. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis: 154: 1341-1348.

Ruiz-Salvador, A.R., Almora-Barrios, N., Gómez, A., Lewis, D.W. (2007) Interplay of water, extra-framework cations and framework atoms in the structure of low-silica zeolites: the case of the natural zeolite goosecreekite as studied by computer simulation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics: 9(4): 521-532.

Kol’tsova, T. N. (2007) Crystal structures of zeolites with the general formula CaAl2Si6O16·nH2O. Inorganic Materials, 43 (6) 651-659 doi:10.1134/s0020168507060180

Henry, P.F., Weller, M.T., and Wilson, C.C. (2008) Hydogenous materials using powder neutron diffraction: full structural determination of adsorbed water molecules in a zeolite. Chemical Communications: 1557–1559. [structure refinement of goosecreekite]

Wadoski, E., Armbruster, T., Lazic, B., Fisch, M. (2011) Dehydration of the natural zeolite goosecreekite CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O upon stepwise heating: A single-crystal and powder X-ray study. American Mineralogist, 96 (7) 1070-1078 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3746

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

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Costa Rica
San José Province Puriscal Canton Candelarita District ⓘ Pedernal Road cuts	Zeledón (2004)

Germany
Bavaria Upper Palatinate Neustadt an der Waldnaab District Windischeschenbach ⓘ Oberbaumühle Quarry	Hampel et al. (1990) +1 other reference

Hungary
Csongrád County Üllés ⓘ Üllés Oil Prospect Hole	MOL (hungarian oil company)

India
Maharashtra Konkan Division Raigad District ⓘ Alibag	Rob Lavinsky
Salsette Island Mumbai Suburban District Malad ⓘ Malad Quarry
Nashik Division ⓘ Jalgaon District
Nashik District Dindori (Dhindori) Talegaon ⓘ Dhindori Quarry (Dindori)	Claeys (2009)
ⓘ Eklara quarries	P. Nicholson Collection
ⓘ Malegaon	From specimens collected in the ...
ⓘ Nashik quarries
ⓘ Nashik 2	Ottens et al. (2019)
ⓘ Ozar Quarries	Ottens (2011)
Sinnar ⓘ Mahodari quarry	Mineralogical Record v34 #1

Norway
Innlandet Lom ⓘ Juvvatn	Nordrum (2002) +1 other reference

USA
California Riverside County Jurupa Valley Jurupa Mountains ⓘ Jensen Quarry	Gaines et al. (1997) +1 other reference
Virginia Loudoun County Leesburg ⓘ New Goose Creek Quarry (TL)	Rocks & Min.:60:167. +2 other references

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