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Davyne

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Davyne

Mount Somma, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Davyne

Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Davyne

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Davyne

Mount Somma, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Davyne

Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Davyne

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Davyne

Mount Somma, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Davyne

Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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About DavyneHide

Sir Humphry Davy

Formula:

(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂

Colour:

Colourless, white

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

5½ - 6

Specific Gravity:

2.42 - 2.53

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Cancrinite Group > Feldspathoid Group

Name:

Named by T. Monticelli and N. Covelli in 1825 in honor of Sir Humphry Davy (17 December 1778, Penzance, Cornwall, England - 29 May 1829, Geneva, Switzerland), chemist who first isolated potassium, sodium, calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mount Somma, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Cancrinite Group.

In the structure there are large channels closed by 12-membered tetrahedra rings. The channels are surrounded by cages, that are set in columns. In the "davyne subgroup" the cages contain [CaCl]⁺ lusters.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1238

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1238:2

IMA Classification of DavyneHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄Cl₃(S⁶⁺O₄)_0.5

First published:

1825

Classification of DavyneHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.FB.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H₂O
B : Tektosilicates with additional anions

Dana 8th ed.:

76.2.5.5

76 : TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
2 : Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species

Hey's CIM Ref.:

17.10.11

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
10 : Silicates with sulphate, molybdate or tungstate

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 for Standard
Dvy	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 DavyneHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colourless, white

Streak:

White

Hardness:

5½ - 6 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
on (10_10)
perfect to indistinct on {0001}

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal

Density:

2.42 - 2.53 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.50 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of DavyneHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.515 - 1.519 n_ε = 1.519 - 1.522

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.003 - 0.004
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

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Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Low (negative)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic (convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.

For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.

Thickness: 30 µm

Chemistry of DavyneHide

Mindat Formula:

(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	35.743 %
Si	15.686 %
Al	15.069 %
Cl	13.201 %
Na	12.840 %
Ca	7.461 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, Ca, Cl, K, Na, O, S, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of DavyneHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6/m - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.705(4) Å, c = 5.368(3) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.423

Unit Cell V:

750.40 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Prismatic crystals to 4 cm.

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0012420	Davyne	Rozenberg K A, Rastsvetaeva R K, Chukanov N V (2009) Crystal structures of oxalate-bearing cancrinite with an unusual arrangement of CO3 groups and sulfate-rich davyne Crystallography Reports 54 793-799	2009	Sar-e Sang mine, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	293
0014841	Davyne	Bonaccorsi E, Merlino S, Pasero M (1990) Davyne: its structural relationships with cancrinite and vishnevite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1990 97-112	1990	Monte Somma, Vesuvius, Italy	293
0005241	Davyne	Hassan I, Grundy H D (1990) Structure of davyne and implications for stacking faults Sample 1469 The Canadian Mineralogist 28 341-349	1990		293
0005240	Davyne	Hassan I, Grundy H D (1990) Structure of davyne and implications for stacking faults Sample BM1907,210 The Canadian Mineralogist 28 341-349	1990		293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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'Rozenberg K A'
'Rastsvetaeva R K'
'Chukanov N V'
_journal_name_full 'Crystallography Reports'
_journal_volume 54 
_journal_year 2009
_journal_page_first 793
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_publ_section_title
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 Crystal structures of oxalate-bearing cancrinite with an unusual
 arrangement of CO3 groups and sulfate-rich davyne
;
_database_code_amcsd 0012420
_chemical_compound_source 'Sar-e Sang mine, Badakhshan, Afghanistan'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na2.61 Ca K.39 Si3 Al3 O14 Cl S.5'
_cell_length_a 12.773
_cell_length_b 12.773
_cell_length_c 5.334
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 753.650
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.450
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 63'
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Na1   0.15790   0.31080   0.26800   0.50000   0.02500
Na2   0.11630   0.22920   0.26700   0.37000   0.04900
Ca   0.66667   0.33333   0.20420   1.00000   0.01100
K   0.11630   0.22920   0.26700   0.13000   0.04900
Si   0.08110   0.41140   0.74460   1.00000   0.00980
Al   0.33850   0.41020   0.74400   1.00000   0.00910
O1   0.21280   0.42530   0.70400   1.00000   0.01900
O2   0.10790   0.54900   0.73500   1.00000   0.01900
O3   0.02340   0.34490   0.00730   1.00000   0.01900
O4   0.32750   0.33580   0.02300   1.00000   0.01600
Cl   0.33333   0.66667   0.20790   1.00000   0.08500
S   0.00000   0.00000   0.26500   0.50000   0.01100
O5   0.06900   0.11000   0.14000   0.25000   0.05700
O6   0.03100   0.10900   0.38000   0.25000   0.04500
O7   0.00000   0.00000   0.51000   0.50000   0.06900

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.658 Å	(100)
4.790 Å	(73)
3.272 Å	(70)
2.112 Å	(48)
2.438 Å	(22)
2.663 Å	(19)
1.781 Å	(19)
4.147 Å	(17)

Comments:

M. Somma-Vesuvius, Italy. Data from Ballirano et al. (1997). Davyne can be distinguished from quadridavyne only by single-crystal diffraction.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Geological Setting:

Volcanic ejecta and leucite rich lavas.

Type Occurrence of DavyneHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mount Somma, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

No defined type material.

Other Language Names for DavyneHide

German:Davyn

Russian:Давин

Varieties of DavyneHide

Acarbodavyne

Variety of Davyne free of Carbon Dioxide. A member of the Cancrinite group.

Relationship of Davyne to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Cancrinite Group > Feldspathoid Group

Other Members of Cancrinite Group:

Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P31c
Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x<0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P31c
Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 32 : R32
Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Liottite	(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6
Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P31c
Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)₂Cl · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
'UM2004-48-SiO:AlClCaNaS'	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)_1.7Cl_1.3
'UM2009-23-SiO:AlCCaClHKNaS'	(Na,Ca)₂₄K₁₀[(Si,Al)₆₀O₁₂₀](SO₄)_5.6Cl_1.5(CO₃)_0.4 · 11H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
Vishnevite	(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Davyne associated with Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
2 photos of Davyne associated with Humite Group
2 photos of Davyne associated with Kaliophilite	KAlSiO₄
2 photos of Davyne associated with Cancrinite Group
2 photos of Davyne associated with Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C²⁺₄C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
2 photos of Davyne associated with Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
2 photos of Davyne associated with Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
1 photo of Davyne associated with Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
1 photo of Davyne associated with Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
1 photo of Davyne associated with 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.FB.	Perchukite-(Y)	PbYAsSi₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.FB.	Åsgruvanite-(Ce)	Ce₁₆Ca₅Al(SiO₄)₆(AsO₃)₈(CO₃)₂Cl₄F₃(OH)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
9.FB.	Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
9.FB.	Wenlanzhangite-(Y)	Y₂V³⁺₂V⁴⁺₂(SiO₄)₂O₄(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Slyudyankaite	Na₂₈Ca₄(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆(S₆)_1/3(CO₂) · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Bolotinaite	(Na₇◻)(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)F · 4H₂O	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.	Sapozhnikovite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(HS)₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.	Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Vishnevite	(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Liottite	(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6
9.FB.05	Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x<0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
9.FB.05	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
9.FB.05	Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.FB.05	Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
9.FB.05	Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)₂Cl · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
9.FB.05	Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 32 : R32
9.FB.05	Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.10	Haüyne	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Lazurite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Danalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Kamaishilite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Tet.
9.FB.10	Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Genthelvite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Bicchulite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.10	Tsaregorodtsevite	(N(CH₃)₄)(AlSi₅O₁₂)	Orth. 222 : I222
9.FB.10	Vladimirivanovite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,S₃,S₂,Cl)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.FB.10	Tugtupite	(BeAlSi)Na₄(SiO₄)₃Cl	Tet. 4 : I4
9.FB.15	Marialite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Silvialite	(Ca,Na)₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃)	Tet. 4/m : I4/m

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Monticelli, T., Covelli, N. (1825) Davina. in Prodromo della Mineralogia Vesuviana, Napoli: 1: 405-421.

Haidinger, W. (1827) Über den Davyn, eine neue Mineralspecies. Annalen der Physik und Chemie: 87/F2-11: 470-474.

Pauling, L. (1930) The structure of some sodium and calcium aluminosilicates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: 16: 453-459.

Leoni, L., Mellini, M., Merlino, S., Orlandi, P. (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations. Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia: 35: 713-719.

Hassan, I., Grundy, H. D. (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, 40 (1) 6-13 doi:10.1107/s0108768184001683

Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S., Pasero, M. (1990) Davyne: its structural relationships with cancrinite and vishnevite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 3: 97-112.

Hassan, I., Grundy, H.D. (1990) Structure of davyne and implications for stacking faults. The Canadian Mineralogist: 28: 341-349.

Jambor, John L., Burke, Ernst A. J. (1990) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 75 (11-12) 1431-1437

Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S., Pasero, M.(1991) Davyne from Zabargad (St. John's) Island: peculiar chemical and structural features. Acta Vulcanologica, 2: 55-63.

Hassan, I., Buseck, P.R. (1992) The origin of the superstructure and modulations in cancrinite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 30: 49-59.

Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P. R. (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO4-bearing cancrinite-like minerals. American Mineralogist, 81 (7) 1003-1012 doi:10.2138/am-1996-7-822

Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Yates, A.M. (1997) Improved powder X-ray data for Cancrinites III: Davyne. Powder Diffraction, 12(2), 99-102.

Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S., Maras, A. (1998) Carbonate groups in davyne; structural and crystal-chemical considerations. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36 (5). 1285-1292

(2001) Davyne. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Rozenberg, K.A., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Chukanov, N.V. (2009) Crystal structures of oxalate-bearing cancrinite with an unusual arrangement of CO3 groups and sulfate-rich davyne. Crystallography Reports: 54: 793-799.

Pekov, I. V., Olysych, L. V., Chukanov, N. V., Zubkova, N. V., Pushcharovsky, D. Y., Van, K. V., Giester, G., Tillmanns, E. (2011) Crystal chemistry of cancrinite-group minerals with an AB-type framework: A review and new data. I. Chemical and structural variations. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (5) 1129-1150 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.5.1129

Chukanov, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Olysych, L. V., Zubkova, N. V., Vigasina, M. F. (2011) Crystal chemistry of cancrinite-group minerals with an AB-type framework: A review and new data. II. IR spectroscopy and its crystal-chemical implications. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (5) 1151-1164 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.5.1151

Gatta, G. Diego, Lotti, Paolo (2016) Cancrinite-group minerals: Crystal-chemical description and properties under non-ambient conditions—A review. American Mineralogist, 101 (2) 253-265 doi:10.2138/am-2016-5282

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Egypt
Red Sea Governorate ⓘ St John's Island	Bonaccorsi et al. (1991)

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Ahrweiler Brohltal Brenk ⓘ Schellkopf	Blaß et al. (2001) +1 other reference
Burgbrohl ⓘ Herchenberg quarry ?	Blaß et al. (1992)
Glees ⓘ Gleeser Felder	Brauns +1 other reference
Spessart Hannebach ⓘ Perler Kopf ?	Hentschel (1983)
Mayen-Koblenz Mendig Mendig ⓘ In den Dellen quarries	Brauns +1 other reference
ⓘ Thelenberg	Brauns +1 other reference
Wingertsberg ⓘ Pumice quarries	Brauns +1 other reference
Pellenz Kruft ⓘ Krufter Ofen	Brauns +1 other reference
Nickenich ⓘ Nickenicher Sattel ?	Hentschel (1983)
Vordereifel Ettringen ⓘ Caspar quarry	Blaß et al. (2001)

Italy
Campania Metropolitan City of Naples Ercolano San Vito ⓘ San Vito Quarry
Monte di Procida ⓘ Breccia Museo pyroclastic deposit	Fedele L. et al. (2006)
ⓘ Mount Somma (TL)	Bonaccorsi et al. (1990)
ⓘ Mount Vesuvius	[BINON J. et al. (2004)
Pollena Trocchia ⓘ Lagno di Pollena	Carati (1982)
ⓘ Pollena quarries	M. Carati - Guida alla mineralogia ...
ⓘ Procida Island	Russo (2010)
Terzigno ⓘ Vitiello Quarry (Cava Vitiello)	Luigi Chiappino data
ⓘ Somma-Vesuvius Complex	Panikorovskii et al. (2017)
Lazio Metropolitan City of Rome Capital Campagnano di Roma ⓘ Monte Cavalluccio	Liotti L. (1983)
Sacrofano ⓘ Biachella Valley	Stoppani et al. (1982)
Viterbo Province ⓘ Bassano Romano ?	Stoppani et al. (1982)
ⓘ Vetralla
ⓘ Tre Croci	www.mindat.org (n.d.)
Viterbo ⓘ San Martino al Cimino	Fantappiè L. (1896) +2 other references
Tuscany Grosseto Province Pitigliano ⓘ Case Collina	Liotti (1991)

Russia
Sakhalin Oblast Kuril Islands Kurilsky District Iturup Island ⓘ Kudriavy volcano	Ganino et al. (2019)

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