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Mésotype

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Name used historically to describe natrolite, scolecite or mesolite.

The name was first introduced by Haüy.


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43745
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0014894NatroliteBaur W H, Joswig W (1996) The phases of natrolite occurring during dehydration and rehydration studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods between room temperature and 923 K Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 171-1871996Khibiny, Kola peninsula, Russia0293
0014893NatroliteBaur W H, Joswig W (1996) The phases of natrolite occurring during dehydration and rehydration studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods between room temperature and 923 K Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 171-1871996Khibiny, Kola peninsula, Russia0293
0014892NatroliteBaur W H, Joswig W (1996) The phases of natrolite occurring during dehydration and rehydration studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods between room temperature and 923 K Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996 171-1871996Khibiny, Kola peninsula, Russia0293
0004618NatroliteWang H, Bish D L (2008) A PH2O-dependent structural phase transition in the zeolite natrolite American Mineralogist 93 1191-11942008synthetic0673
0004617NatroliteWang H, Bish D L (2008) A PH2O-dependent structural phase transition in the zeolite natrolite American Mineralogist 93 1191-11942008synthetic0673
0000372NatrolitePeacor D R (1973) High temperature, single-crystal X-Ray study of natrolite American Mineralogist 58 676-68019730298
0006936ScoleciteComodi P, Gatta G D, Zanazzi P F (2002) High-pressure structural behaviour of scolecite European Journal of Mineralogy 14 567-57420020.0001293
0006933ScoleciteComodi P, Gatta G D, Zanazzi P F (2002) High-pressure structural behaviour of scolecite European Journal of Mineralogy 14 567-57420020.0001293
0006834MesoliteStuckenschmidt E, Kirfel A (2000) Zeolites of NAT topology: Structure refinement of mesolite from single crystal X-ray data and comparison with the structures of natrolite and scolecite European Journal of Mineralogy 12 571-57920000293
0009906ScoleciteKuntzinger S, Ghermani N E, Dusausoy Y, Lecomte C (1998) Distribution and topology of the electron density in an aluminosilicate compound from high-resolution X-ray diffraction data: the case of scolecite Acta Crystallographica B54 819-83319980293
0008025ScoleciteStuckenschmidt E, Joswig W, Baur W H, Hofmeister W (1997) Scolecite, Part I: Refinement of high-order data, separation of internal and external vibrational amplitudes from displacement parameters Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 403-41019970293
0006614NatroliteStuckenschmidt E, Joswig W, Baur W H (1996) Flexibility and distortion of the collapsible framework of NAT topology: the crystal structure of H3O-natrolite European Journal of Mineralogy 8 85-9219960293
0006590NatroliteAlberti A, Cruciani G, Dauru I (1995) Order-disorder in natrolite-group minerals European Journal of Mineralogy 7 501-50819950293
0007751NatroliteStuckenschmidt E, Joswig W, Baur W H (1993) Natrolite, Part I: refinement of high-order data, separation of internal and external vibrational amplitudes from displacement parameters Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 19 562-57019930293
0006462NatroliteStuckenschmidt E, Kassner D, Joswig W, Baur W H (1992) Flexibility and distortion of the collapsible framework of NAT topology: the crystal structure of NH4-exchanged natrolite European Journal of Mineralogy 4 1229-124019920293
0006402NatroliteKrogh Andersen E, Krogh Andersen I G, Ploug-Sorensen G (1990) Disorder in natrolites: structure determinations of three disordered natrolites and one lithium-exchanged disordered natrolite Example: Li II European Journal of Mineralogy 2 799-80719900293
0006401NatroliteKrogh Andersen E, Krogh Andersen I G, Ploug-Sorensen G (1990) Disorder in natrolites: structure determinations of three disordered natrolites and one lithium-exchanged disordered natrolite Example: Na III European Journal of Mineralogy 2 799-80719900293
0006400NatroliteKrogh Andersen E, Krogh Andersen I G, Ploug-Sorensen G (1990) Disorder in natrolites: structure determinations of three disordered natrolites and one lithium-exchanged disordered natrolite Example: Na II European Journal of Mineralogy 2 799-80719900293
0006399NatroliteKrogh Andersen E, Krogh Andersen I G, Ploug-Sorensen G (1990) Disorder in natrolites: structure determinations of three disordered natrolites and one lithium-exchanged disordered natrolite Example: Na I European Journal of Mineralogy 2 799-80719900293
0006393NatroliteBaur W H, Kassner D, Kim C, Sieber N H W (1990) Flexibility and distortion of the framework of natrolite: crystal structures of ion-exchanged natrolites European Journal of Mineralogy 2 761-76919900293
0006392NatroliteBaur W H, Kassner D, Kim C, Sieber N H W (1990) Flexibility and distortion of the framework of natrolite: crystal structures of ion-exchanged natrolites European Journal of Mineralogy 2 761-76919900293
0006391NatroliteBaur W H, Kassner D, Kim C, Sieber N H W (1990) Flexibility and distortion of the framework of natrolite: crystal structures of ion-exchanged natrolites European Journal of Mineralogy 2 761-76919900293
0018117NatroliteTaylor W, Meek C, Jackson W (1933) The structures of fibrous zeolites _cod_database_code 1011255 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 84 373-39819330293
0000373NatrolitePeacor D R (1973) High temperature, single-crystal X-Ray study of natrolite American Mineralogist 58 676-68019730361
0000374NatrolitePeacor D R (1973) High temperature, single-crystal X-Ray study of natrolite American Mineralogist 58 676-68019730419
0000375NatrolitePeacor D R (1973) High temperature, single-crystal X-Ray study of natrolite American Mineralogist 58 676-68019730471
0007098NatroliteSeryotkin Y V, Bakakin V V, Fursenko B A, Belitsky I A, Joswig W, Radaelli P G (2005) Structural evolution of natrolite during over-hydration: a high-pressure neutron diffraction study European Journal of Mineralogy 17 305-31320050.9293
0007099NatroliteSeryotkin Y V, Bakakin V V, Fursenko B A, Belitsky I A, Joswig W, Radaelli P G (2005) Structural evolution of natrolite during over-hydration: a high-pressure neutron diffraction study European Journal of Mineralogy 17 305-31320051293
0006934ScoleciteComodi P, Gatta G D, Zanazzi P F (2002) High-pressure structural behaviour of scolecite European Journal of Mineralogy 14 567-57420021.77293
0006935ScoleciteComodi P, Gatta G D, Zanazzi P F (2002) High-pressure structural behaviour of scolecite European Journal of Mineralogy 14 567-57420023.38293
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