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'Phillipsite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:
(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Comments:
Phillipsite-Ca confirmed in one specimen by XRD & quantitative XRF by Dr Stephen Moreton (unpublished data). Found as a radiating colourless cavity filling.