Mazzite-Na
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About Mazzite-Na
Formula:
Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O
Colour:
White
Lustre:
Vitreous
Specific Gravity:
2.16
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Member of:
Name:
Named for its relationship to mazzite-Mg, with a suffix indicating the incorporation of sodium rather than magnesium.
The root name is for Fiorenzo Mazzi (1924 Forence, Italy - 25 September 2017, Pavia, Italy), Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Pavia, Italy. He made significant contributions to the understanding of zeolite structure.
The root name is for Fiorenzo Mazzi (1924 Forence, Italy - 25 September 2017, Pavia, Italy), Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Pavia, Italy. He made significant contributions to the understanding of zeolite structure.
Classification of Mazzite-Na
Approved
Approval year:
2003
First published:
2005
8/J.26-78
9.GC.20
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
Physical Properties of Mazzite-Na
Vitreous
Colour:
White
Streak:
White
Hardness Data:
Could not be measured
Density:
2.16 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.18 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Mazzite-Na
Type:
Uniaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.472 nγ = 1.471
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.001

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Surface Relief:
Moderate
Chemical Properties of Mazzite-Na
Formula:
Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O
IMA Formula:
Na8(Si28Al8)O72 · 30H2O
Crystallography of Mazzite-Na
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Class (H-M):
6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:
P63/mmc
Cell Parameters:
a = 18.2343 Å, c = 7.6371 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.419
Unit Cell V:
2,199.06 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Crystal Structure
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0003819 | Mazzite-Na | Arletti R, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Wise W S (2005) Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California: Its description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 90 1186-1191 | ![]() | 2005 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
9.08 Å | (100) |
6.86 Å | (70) |
5.95 Å | (70) |
4.681 Å | (40) |
3.787 Å | (80) |
3.511 Å | (40) |
3.150 Å | (70) |
Comments:
From the type description.
Type Occurrence of Mazzite-Na
General Appearance of Type Material:
White, very thin, flexible fibers up to 2 mm in length, commonly filling small cavities as satiny mats.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In basalt.
Synonyms of Mazzite-Na
Mazzite (in part)
Other Language Names for Mazzite-Na
Relationship of Mazzite-Na 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 | M[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O | |
Chiavennite | CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O | |
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 | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
Epistilbite | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O | Mon. |
Erionite | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O | |
Faujasite | M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O | |
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. |
Heulandite | Heulandite is the name applied to specimens with unknown dominance of the extra-framework cations. | |
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. |
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 subgroup | 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 | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O | |
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 | |
UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa | (Mg,Ca,Na,K)7.5(Al12.8Si51.2)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 |
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:
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.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.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. |
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.
References for Mazzite-Na
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Arletti, R., Galli, E., Vezzalini, G., Wise, W.S. (2005) Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California: its description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist: 90: 1186-1191.
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Canada | |
| Lapis (2005) Jg. 30, Nr. 10, p. 63 |
USA (TL) | |
| Tschernich, R. (1992) Zeolites of the World: 64.; Valange, S., Gabelica, Z. (1996) Zeolieten. Pages 59-71 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).; Arletti, R., Galli, E., Vezzalini, G., Wise, W.S. (2005) Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California: Its description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 90(7), 1186-1191. |
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