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Tschernichite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Tschernichite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Tschernichite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Tschernichite

Waitakere River, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Tschernichite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Tschernichite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Tschernichite

Waitakere River, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Tschernichite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Tschernichite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

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About TschernichiteHide

Rudy W. Tschernich

Formula:

(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂O

Colour:

Colourless to white

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

4½

Specific Gravity:

2.02

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Name:

Named in honour of Rudy Warren Tschernich (1945, Snohomish, Washington, USA – December 26, 2017, Yakima, Washington, USA), geologist, curator, and an expert on zeolitic minerals who found the first specimens. He wrote the book 'Zeolites of the World' and was curator at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro. Pronounced cher-nich-ite.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Zeolite Group. Faujasite Subgroup.

A possible Mg analogue of a tetragonal polymorph of tschernichite is known as UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4037

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4037:8

Similar NamesHide

Chernykhite	A valid IMA mineral species	(Ba,Na)(V³⁺,Al,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Tschermakite	A valid IMA mineral species	◻Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Tschermigite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	(NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O

IMA Classification of TschernichiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆·8H₂O

Approval year:

1989

First published:

1991

Approval history:

IMA1989-037

Type description reference:

Smith, J.V., Pluth, J.J., Boggs, R.C., Howard, D.G. (1991) Tschernichite, the mineral analogue of zeolite beta. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications: 1991: 363-364.

Classification of TschernichiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.GF.30

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H₂O; zeolite family
F : Other Rare Zeolites

Dana 7th ed.:

77.1.8.2

Dana 8th ed.:

77.1.8.2

77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites

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
Tni	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 TschernichiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colourless to white

Streak:

White

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

2.02(1) g/cm³ (Measured) 2.12 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Measured value is probably low due to fluid inclusions.

Optical Data of TschernichiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.484 n_ε = 1.483

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.001
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.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Moderate (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

Optical Extinction:

Crystals are in part biaxial (-), and show somewhat wavy extinction.

Thin sections cut perpendicular to (100) show areas of parallel extinction, as well as apparent twin lamellae perpendicular to (001), which show inclined extinction.

Chemistry of TschernichiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	54.415 %
Si	23.880 %
Al	11.471 %
Ca	8.519 %
H	1.714 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

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

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of TschernichiteHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P4/mmm

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.88 Å, c = 25.02 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.943

Unit Cell V:

4150.68 Å³

Morphology:

Type material: Steep dipyramids {302}, terminated by {001}, striated parallel to {001}. Three other minor dipyramids, {104}, {101}, and {502}, are rarely observed.

Twinning:

Common contact twins on {302}, {304}, and {101}. Multiple twinning involving both twin planes often occurs, resulting in complex ball-like groups.

Crystallographic forms of TschernichiteHide

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Tschernichite - {302}, {001}

Tschernichite - Contact twin on {101}

Tschernichite - Contact twin on {302}

Tschernichite - Contact twin on {304}

Tschernichite - Multiple contact twin on {101}

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0013154	Tschernichite	Alberti A, Cruciani G, Galli E, Merlino S, Millini R, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G, Zanardi S (2002) Crystal structure of tetragonal and monoclinic polytypes of tschernichite, the natural counterpart of synthetic zeolite beta Journal of Physical Chemistry B106 10277-10284		2002	Mt. Adamson, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica	0	293
0013153	Tschernichite	Alberti A, Cruciani G, Galli E, Merlino S, Millini R, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G, Zanardi S (2002) Crystal structure of tetragonal and monoclinic polytypes of tschernichite, the natural counterpart of synthetic zeolite beta Journal of Physical Chemistry B106 10277-10284		2002	Mt. Adamson, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica	0	293

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 Crystal structure of tetragonal and monoclinic polytypes of tschernichite,
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 Note: Mg position adjusted to match reported bond lengths
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Na  -0.29100  -0.30000   0.12300   0.04000   0.04000
Mg  -0.29100  -0.30000   0.12300   0.04000   0.04000
K1   0.00000  -0.12300   0.00000   0.04000   0.11000
Ca1   0.00000  -0.12300   0.00000   0.32000   0.11000
K2   0.00000   0.44900   0.00000   0.03000   0.05000
Ca2   0.00000   0.44900   0.00000   0.25000   0.05000
K3  -0.50000  -0.31800   0.00000   0.04000   0.10000
Ca3  -0.50000  -0.31800   0.00000   0.32000   0.10000
Si1   0.45790   0.29450   0.05620   0.70000   0.02000
Al1   0.45790   0.29450   0.05620   0.30000   0.02000
Si2   0.45730   0.04220   0.05410   0.90000   0.01800
Al2   0.45730   0.04220   0.05410   0.10000   0.01800
Si3   0.21110   0.29350   0.05650   0.85000   0.01600
Al3   0.21110   0.29350   0.05650   0.15000   0.01600
Si4   0.21130   0.04190   0.05750   0.83000   0.01700
Al4   0.21130   0.04190   0.05750   0.17000   0.01700
Si5   0.83600   0.29380   0.05660   0.99000   0.01900
Al5   0.83600   0.29380   0.05660   0.01000   0.01900
Si6   0.83550   0.04110   0.05770   0.76000   0.01800
Al6   0.83550   0.04110   0.05770   0.24000   0.01800
Si7   0.02710   0.35830   0.12510   0.78000   0.02100
Al7   0.02710   0.35830   0.12510   0.22000   0.02100
Si8   0.02620  -0.02620   0.12500   0.71000   0.01600
Al8   0.02620  -0.02620   0.12500   0.29000   0.01600
Si9   0.64030   0.35970   0.12500   0.93000   0.01900
Al9   0.64030   0.35970   0.12500   0.07000   0.01900
O1   0.50000   0.33950   0.00000   1.00000   0.02300
O2   0.46910   0.16390   0.06080   1.00000   0.03500
O3   0.33630   0.33100   0.06310   1.00000   0.03900
O4   0.52670   0.35420   0.09940   1.00000   0.03700
O5   0.50000   0.08000   0.00000   1.00000   0.03000
O6   0.33400   0.00180   0.06260   1.00000   0.03700
O7   0.52270  -0.01800   0.09930   1.00000   0.03300
O8   0.20170   0.16790   0.06610   1.00000   0.04700
O9   0.16430   0.32240   0.00180   1.00000   0.02800
O10   0.14680   0.35390   0.10040   1.00000   0.03600
O11   0.16410   0.00560   0.00240   1.00000   0.03900
O12   0.14580  -0.02080   0.09980   1.00000   0.03300
O13   0.83480   0.16960   0.06390   1.00000   0.05000
O14   0.93740   0.34800   0.08090   1.00000   0.03600
O15   0.72980   0.34810   0.08280   1.00000   0.05700
O16   0.72960  -0.01630   0.08220   1.00000   0.03500
O17   0.94120  -0.00940   0.07890   1.00000   0.05000
Wat1  -0.18600  -0.22900   0.05700   0.55000   0.09000
Wat2  -0.16700  -0.41600   0.05600   0.93000   0.22000
Wat3   0.00000   0.54600   0.00000   0.38000   0.10000
Wat4  -0.35900  -0.20600   0.00500   0.86000   0.19000
Wat6  -0.46300  -0.32300   0.09000   0.67000   0.18000
Wat7  -0.36100  -0.47800   0.00600   0.31000   0.11000
Wat10  -0.15500  -0.34600  -0.00200   0.30000   0.06000
Wat11  -0.33400  -0.33400  -0.12500   0.34000   0.08000
Wat13   0.00000  -0.20300   0.00000   0.38000   0.05000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.03 Å	(100)
11.6 Å	(32)
3.156 Å	(16)
2.114 Å	(16)
3.062 Å	(15)
4.22 Å	(14)
12.5 Å	(10)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals

Type Occurrence of TschernichiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Steep tetragonal dipyramids to 0.1-10 mm as drusy linings, radiating hemispherical groups, and single and twinned crystals.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In small vesicles in dense Eocene basalt. Formed through local hydrothermal activity.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Analcime	Apophyllite Group	Aragonite	Boggsite	Calcite
Chabazite	'Chalcedony'	Erionite Subgroup	Heulandite Subgroup	Lévyne
Mordenite	Native Copper	Offretite	Okenite	Opal
Smectite Group	Thomsonite Subgroup

Reference:

Smith, J.V., Pluth, J.J., Boggs, R.C., Howard, D.G. (1991) Tschernichite, the mineral analogue of zeolite beta. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications: 1991: 363-364.

Synonyms of TschernichiteHide

IMA1989-037

Other Language Names for TschernichiteHide

Dutch:Tschernichiet

German:Tschernichit

Russian:Черничит

Spanish:Tschernichita

Relationship of Tschernichite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Other Members of Zeolite 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
Arzamastsevite	K₆Al₅Si₆O₂₀(OH)₄Cl	Tet. 42m : I42m
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/m2/m2/m) : Imma
Brewsterite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup	M[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 6H₂O
Chiavennite	CaMnBe₂Si₅O₁₃(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Dachiardite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Direnzoite	NaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀) · 36H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
Edingtonite	Ba[Al₂Si₃O₁₀] · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon.
Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Fabrièsite	Na₃Al₃Si₃O₁₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmm2
Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ferrierite Subgroup	Name used for unanalysed specimens that could be either ferrierite-K, ferrierite-Mg, ...
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/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
Goosecreekite	Ca[Al₂Si₆O₁₆] · 5H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Gottardiite	Na₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂ · 93H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Hsianghualite	Ca₃Li₂(Be₃Si₃O₁₂)F₂	Iso. 23 : I2₁3
Kalborsite	K₆Al₄BSi₆O₂₀(OH)₄Cl	Tet. 42m : P42₁c
Kirchhoffite	Cs(BSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/acd
Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
Limousinite	BaCa[Be₄P₄O₁₆] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Lithosite	K₆Al₄Si₈O₂₅ · 2H₂O	Mon.
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/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
Mazzite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Meierite	Ba₄₄Si₆₆Al₃₀O₁₉₂Cl₂₅(OH)₃₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
Merlinoite	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄ · 24H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Immm
Montesommaite	(K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 10H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O	Orth.
Mountainite	KNa₂Ca₂[Si₈O₁₉(OH)] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
Mutinaite	Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂ · 60H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
Nabesite	Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Natrolite Subgroup	A subgroup of the Zeolite Group.
Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P6m2
Pahasapaite	Li₈(Ca,Li,K)_10.5Be₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ · 38H₂O	Iso. 23 : I23
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/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Pollucite	(Cs,Na)₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Roggianite	Ca₂Be(OH)₂Al₂Si₄O₁₃ · 2.5H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mcm
Rongibbsite	Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
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.
Thornasite	Na₁₂Th⁴⁺₃(Si₈O₁₉)₄ · 18H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Tschörtnerite	Ca₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₄(OH)₈ · nH₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/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. 422 : P4₁22
'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. 6m2 : P62m
Wilancookite	(Ba₅Li₂◻)Ba₆Be₂₄P₂₄O₉₆ · 26H₂O	Iso. 23 : I23
Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Yugawaralite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Pb

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34 photos of Tschernichite associated with Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O
21 photos of Tschernichite associated with Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
20 photos of Tschernichite associated with Erionite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
14 photos of Tschernichite associated with Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
11 photos of Tschernichite associated with Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
7 photos of Tschernichite associated with Lévyne
4 photos of Tschernichite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
4 photos of Tschernichite associated with Native Copper	Cu
4 photos of Tschernichite associated with Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
4 photos of Tschernichite associated with Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O

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9.GF.05	Terranovaite	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆₈Al₁₂)O₁₆₀ · 29H₂O	Orth.
9.GF.10	Gottardiite	Na₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂ · 93H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
9.GF.15	Lovdarite	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆ · 9H₂O	Orth. mm2
9.GF.20	Gaultite	Na₄Zn₂Si₇O₁₈ · 5H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
9.GF.25	Ferrochiavennite	Ca_1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)₅Be₂O₁₃(OH)₂] · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.GF.25	Chiavennite	CaMnBe₂Si₅O₁₃(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.GF.35	Mutinaite	Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂ · 60H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.GF.40	Tschörtnerite	Ca₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₄(OH)₈ · nH₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
9.GF.55	Direnzoite	NaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀) · 36H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
9.GF.60	Meierite	Ba₄₄Si₆₆Al₃₀O₁₉₂Cl₂₅(OH)₃₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
9.GF.65	Rongibbsite	Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

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May show pale yellow fluorescence under SW and LW UV.

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(1990, April) Lapidary Journal Vol. 44 (1). Lapidary Journal, Inc.p.5

Smith, J.V., Pluth, J.J., Boggs, R.C., Howard, D.G. (1991) Tschernichite, the mineral analogue of zeolite beta. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications: 1991: 363-364.

Boggs, Russell C., Howard, Donald G., Smith, Joseph V., Klein, Gerald L. (1993) Tschernichite, a new zeolite from Goble, Columbia County, Oregon. American Mineralogist, 78 (7-8) 822-826

Galli, Ermanno, Quartieri, Simona, Vezzalini, Giovanna, Alberti, Alberto (1995) Boggsite and tschernichite-type zeolites from Mt. Adamson, Northern Victoria Land (Antarctica) European Journal of Mineralogy, 7 (4) 1029-1032 doi:10.1127/ejm/7/4/1029

Coombs, Douglas S., Alberti, Alberto, Armbruster, Thomas, Artioli, Gilberto, Colella, Carmine, Galli, Ermanno, Grice, Joel D., Liebau, Friedrich, Mandarino, Joseph A., Minato, Hideo, et al. (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

Mandarino, Joseph A. (1997) New Minerals 1990-1994. The Mineralogical Record Inc., Tuscon, Arizona. 220pp.

Mandarino, Joseph A. (1999) The Zeolite Group. The Mineralogical Record, 30 (1) 5-6

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

Alberti, A., Cruciani, G., Galli, E., Merlino, S., Millini, R., Quartieri, S., Vezzalini, G., Zanardi, S. (2002) Crystal Structure of Tetragonal and Monoclinic Polytypes of Tschernichite, the Natural Counterpart of Synthetic Zeolite Beta. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106 (39). 10277-10284 doi:10.1021/jp021222h

Graham, I.T., Colchester, D.M., Berkahn, N., Pogson, R.E., Hager, S., Carter, E., Judd, K., leGrass, M., Chomiszak, G. (2018) Chemistry and Raman spectroscopy of tschernichite from the Waitakere Ranges, North Island, New Zealand. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 19 (2), 15-19.

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Antarctica
East Antarctica Victoria Land ⓘ Mount Adamson	Valange et al. (1996) +2 other references

Costa Rica
San José Province Puriscal Canton Candelarita District ⓘ Pedernal Road cuts	Micro Probe Volume VII Number 7 Spring ... +1 other reference
ⓘ ~~Santiago District~~	Dana VIII

Czech Republic
Ústí nad Labem Region Děčín District Česká Kamenice ⓘ Jehla	Pauliš et al. (2015) +1 other reference

Hungary
Heves County Gyöngyös District Markaz ⓘ Mraznica-tető-Sas-kő	Analyzed by Szakáll-Fehér +1 other reference

New Zealand
Auckland Region ⓘ Waitakere Ranges	NZ Zeolite list and locations. Neville ... +1 other reference
ⓘ Waitakere River	Rod Martin personal collection +1 other reference

Poland
Silesian Voivodeship Bytom Bobrek ⓘ Bobrek heap ?	Kruszewski (2018)

USA (TL)
Oregon Columbia County Goble ⓘ Neer Road (TL)	Micro Probe: 6 (5) +2 other references

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