Merlinoite
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About Merlinoite
Formula:
(K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O
Hardness:
4½
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Member of:
Name:
Named in 1977 by Elio Passaglia, D. Pongiluppi, R. Rinaldi in honor of Stefano Merlino (1938 - ), Professor of crystallography, University of Pisa, Italy.
Zeolite Group. Compare UM1990-82-SiO:AlBaCaHKNaSr, UM1990-83-SiO:AlBaCaHKNaSr, UM1990-84-SiO:AlBaCaHKNaSr, and UM2010-05-SiO:AlCaHK.
Possibly an analog of UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa.
Possibly an analog of UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa.
Classification of Merlinoite
Approved
8/J.25-80
9.GC.15
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
77.1.3.11
77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites
77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites
16.12.14
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
12 : Aluminosilicates of Sr, Ba and Zn
16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
12 : Aluminosilicates of Sr, Ba and Zn
Physical Properties of Merlinoite
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Optical Data of Merlinoite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.499 nβ = 1.500 nγ = 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.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Low
Dispersion:
r > v
Chemical Properties of Merlinoite
Formula:
(K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O
IMA Formula:
K5Ca2(Si23Al9)O64 · 24H2O
Common Impurities:
Fe
Crystallography of Merlinoite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:
a = 14.11 Å, b = 14.22 Å, c = 9.94 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.992 : 1 : 0.699
Unit Cell V:
1,994.40 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Type Occurrence of Merlinoite
Other Language Names for Merlinoite
Relationship of Merlinoite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
| Alflarsenite | NaCa2Be3Si4O13(OH) · 2H2O | Mon. 2 : P21 |
| Amicite | K2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2O | Mon. 2 |
| Ammonioleucite | (NH4)(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 |
| Boggsite | Ca8Na3(Si,Al)96O192 · 70H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma |
| Brewsterite-Ba | (Ba,Sr)[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Brewsterite-Sr | (Sr,Ba,Ca)[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| 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 (http://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 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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-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 |
| 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[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 | |
| Wairakite | Ca(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m |
| Weinebeneite | CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. |
| Wenkite | (Ba,K)4(Ca,Na)6[(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2](SO4)3 · 0.5H2O | Hex. |
| Willhendersonite | KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O | Tric. |
| Yugawaralite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O | Mon. |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 4 photos of Merlinoite associated with Montesommaite | (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2O |
| 3 photos of Merlinoite associated with Baryte | BaSO4 |
| 1 photo of Merlinoite associated with Phillipsite |
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 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 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.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.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. |
| 9.GC.35 | Paulingite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O | Iso. |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
| 77.1.3.1 | Gismondine | Mon. | |
| 77.1.3.2 | Amicite | K2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2O | Mon. 2 |
| 77.1.3.3 | Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O | Tet. 4 2m : I4m2 |
| 77.1.3.4 | Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O | Orth. |
| 77.1.3.5 | Harmotome | (Ba0.5,Ca0.5,K,Na)5[Al5Si11O32] · 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| 77.1.3.8 | Perlialite | K9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2O | Hex. |
| 77.1.3.9 | Paulingite | ||
| 77.1.3.10 | Mazzite | ||
| 77.1.3.12 | Montesommaite | (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2O | Orth. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
| 16.12.1 | Stronalsite | Na2SrAl4Si4O16 | Orth. |
| 16.12.2 | Slawsonite | Sr(Al2Si2O8) | Mon. |
| 16.12.3 | Brewsterite | Mon. | |
| 16.12.4 | Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) | Mon. 2/m |
| 16.12.5 | Paracelsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) | Mon. |
| 16.12.6 | Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O | Mon. |
| 16.12.7 | Edingtonite | Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O | |
| 16.12.8 | Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 | Orth. mm2 : Iba2 |
| 16.12.9 | Harmotome | (Ba0.5,Ca0.5,K,Na)5[Al5Si11O32] · 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| 16.12.10 | Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] | Mon. |
| 16.12.11 | Balipholite | BaLiMg2Al3(Si2O6)2(OH)4 | Orth. |
| 16.12.12 | Armenite | BaCa2Al6Si9O30 · 2H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnna |
| 16.12.13 | Wellsite | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| 16.12.15 | Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| 16.12.16 | Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 | Mon. |
| 16.12.17 | Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O | Mon. |
| 16.12.18 | Minehillite | (K,Na)2-3Ca28Zn4Al4Si40O112(OH)16 | Hex. |
| 16.12.19 | Hendricksite | KZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 16.12.20 | Baileychlore | (Zn,Fe2+,Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 | Tric. 1 |
Other Information
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References for Merlinoite
Reference List:
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*The 1998 and 2000 were in our list before, but I can't find anything meaningful when I search for them. And they were not in the RRUFF list. I think they should be removed.
**There are several papers on producting synthethic merlinoite, but I did not include them.
Passaglia, E., Pongiluppi, D., Rinaldi, R. (1977) Merlinoite, a new mineral of the zeolite group. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 355-364.
Fleischer, M., Cabri, L.J. (1978) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 63: 598-600.
Galli, E., Gottardi, G., Pongiluppi, D. (1979) The crystal structure of the zeolite merlinoite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 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)
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).
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, 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.
Pakhomova, A.S., Armbruster, T., Krivovichev, S.V., Yakovenchuk, V.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: 371-380.
Danisi, R.M., Armbruster, T., Nagashima, M. (2015) Structural intergrowth of merlinoite/phillipsite and its temperature-dependent dehydration behaviour: a single-crystal X-ray study. Mineralogical Magazine: 79: 191-203.
Gatta, G.D., Rotiroti, N., Bersani, D., Bellatreccia, F., Ventura. G.D., Rizzato, S. (2015) A multi-methodological study of the (K,Ca)-variety of the zeolite merlinoite. Mineralogical Magazine: 79: 1755-1767.
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France | |
| Galli E, Gualtieri AF (2008) Direnzoite, [NaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120)·36H2O], a new zeolite from Massif Central (France): Description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist 93: 95–102 |
Germany | |
| Tschernich, R. (1992), Zeolites of the World, p.42 |
| Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001 |
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| Betz, V. (2019) Zeolithe und andere Mineralien aus den Vulkaniten des Vogelsberges (Hessen) und ihre Fundorte. Der Aufschluss, 70, 208-260, 109 Abb. |
Iceland | |
| SCHNORRER-KÖHLER, G. (1990): Merlinoit - ein neues Zeolithmineral von der Halbinsel Tjörnes, N-Island.- Der Aufschluss, 41 (H. 5), S. 295-298 |
Italy | |
| Elmar Lackner collection |
| Collection of Alex Earl |
| Russo, M., Punzo, I. (2004): I minerali del Somma-Vesuvio, AMI |
| Badham, M. (1997): Merohedral twinning in the zeolite Phillipsite and the formation of Merlonite domains, Thesis, Department of Geological Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada | |
| Chinellato Matteo |
| Giancarlo Della Ventura, Gian Carlo Parodi, Francesco Burragato, and A. Mottana (1993): Nuovi dati sulla merlinoite e su zeoliti affini. Rendiconti Lincei 4, 303-313. |
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| Passaglia, E., Pongiluppi, D., Rinaldi, R. (1977): Merlinoite, a new mineral of the zeolite group, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1977, 355-364. |
Russia | |
| PEKOV, I.V. & NIKOLAEV, A.P. (2013) Minerals of the pegmatites and hydrothermal assemblages of the Koashva deposit (Khibiny, Kola Peninsula, Russia). Mineralogical Almanac 189(2), 7-65. |
| Pekov, I.V. & Podlesnyi, A.S. (2004): Kukisvumchorr Deposit: Mineralogy of Alkaline Pegmatites and Hydrotermalites. Mineralogical Almanac, vol. 7, 140 pages + xxiv photo's pages | |
Spain | |
| Strasser, A., Kirchner, E., (2006): Minerale aus einem Alkali-Basalt-Differentiat vom Risco Famara, Lanzarote, Kanarische Inseln, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 57, 335-338 |
USA | |
| Tschernich, 1992. Zeolites of the World, p.315 |
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy