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Boggsite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Boggsite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Boggsite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Boggsite, etc.

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Boggsite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Boggsite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Boggsite, etc.

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Boggsite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

Boggsite

Neer Road, Goble, Columbia County, Oregon, USA

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About BoggsiteHide

Fauna on Liberty Bell, part one

Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

Formula:

Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O

Colour:

White, colourless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

3½

Specific Gravity:

1.98

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Name:

Named in honor of Robert Maxwell Boggs (b. 1918), of Seattle, Washington, USA, rediscoverer of the Goble tschernichite locality, and his son, Russel Calvin Boggs (b. 1952), of Cheney, Washington, USA, who characterized and named tschernichite.

Type Locality:

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

Zeolite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

704

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:704:5

Similar NamesHide

Bogusite	A synonym of 'Teschenite'
Boksit	A synonym of 'Bauxite'

IMA Classification of BoggsiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Na₃Ca₈(Si₇₇Al₁₉)O₁₉₂·70H₂O

Approval year:

1989

First published:

1990

Type description reference:

Howard, Donald G., Tschernich, Rudy W., Smith, Joseph V., Klein, Gerald L. (1990) Boggsite, a new high-silica zeolite from Goble, Columbia County, Oregon. American Mineralogist, 75 (9-10) 1200-1204

Classification of BoggsiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.GC.30

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H₂O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings

Dana 7th ed.:

77.1.6.7

Dana 8th ed.:

77.1.6.7

77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites

Hey's CIM Ref.:

16.10.9

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
10 : Aluminosilicates of Ca and alkalis

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
Bgs	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 BoggsiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

White, colourless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

None Observed

Density:

1.98(1) g/cm³ (Measured) 1.994 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of BoggsiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.48 n_β = 1.481 n_γ = 1.487

2V:

Measured: 25° , Calculated: 46°

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.007
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 biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

none

Optical Extinction:

X = c; Y = a; Z = b.

Chemistry of BoggsiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	56.503 %
Si	36.343 %
Ca	4.322 %
H	1.902 %
Na	0.930 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

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

Common Impurities:

Fe,Mg,K

Crystallography of BoggsiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm(2/m2/m2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Imma

Cell Parameters:

a = 20.21(2) Å, b = 23.77(1) Å, c = 12.80(1) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.85 : 1 : 0.538

Unit Cell V:

6,149.01 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Crystal-structure determination gave a = 20.236(2), b = 23.798(1), c = 12.798(1) Å (Pluth and Smith, 1992).

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0003584	Boggsite	Zanardi S, Cruciani G, Alberti A, Galli E (2004) Dehydration and rehydration process in boggsite: an in-situ X-ray single-crystal study [Ca.806,Mg.138,Na.041,K.007,Fe.006,Sr.001] American Mineralogist 89 1033-1042	2004	0	298
0003579	Boggsite	Zanardi S, Cruciani G, Alberti A, Galli E (2004) Dehydration and rehydration process in boggsite: an in-situ X-ray single-crystal study [Ca.806,Mg.138,Na.041,K.007,Fe.006,Sr.001,Wat8.06] American Mineralogist 89 1033-1042	2004	0	298
0017095	Boggsite	Arletti R, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G (2010) Elastic behavior of zeolite boggsite in silicon oil and aqueous medium: A case of high-pressure-induced over hydration, American Mineralogist 95 1247-1256	2010	0	293
0017092	Boggsite	Arletti R, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G (2010) Elastic behavior of zeolite boggsite in silicon oil and aqueous medium: A case of high-pressure-induced over hydration, American Mineralogist 95 1247-1256	2010	0	293
0001303	Boggsite	Pluth J J, Smith J V (1990) Crystal structure of boggsite, a new high-silica zeolite with the first three-dimensional channel system bounded by both 12- and 10-rings American Mineralogist 75 501-507	1990	0	293
0003583	Boggsite	Zanardi S, Cruciani G, Alberti A, Galli E (2004) Dehydration and rehydration process in boggsite: an in-situ X-ray single-crystal study [Ca.806,Mg.138,Na.041,K.007,Fe.006,Sr.001] American Mineralogist 89 1033-1042	2004	0	423
0003580	Boggsite	Zanardi S, Cruciani G, Alberti A, Galli E (2004) Dehydration and rehydration process in boggsite: an in-situ X-ray single-crystal study [Ca.806,Mg.138,Na.041,K.007,Fe.006,Sr.001] American Mineralogist 89 1033-1042	2004	0	423
0003581	Boggsite	Zanardi S, Cruciani G, Alberti A, Galli E (2004) Dehydration and rehydration process in boggsite: an in-situ X-ray single-crystal study [Ca.806,Mg.138,Na.041,K.007,Fe.006,Sr.001] American Mineralogist 89 1033-1042	2004	0	623
0003582	Boggsite	Zanardi S, Cruciani G, Alberti A, Galli E (2004) Dehydration and rehydration process in boggsite: an in-situ X-ray single-crystal study [Ca.806,Mg.138,Na.041,K.007,Fe.006,Sr.001] American Mineralogist 89 1033-1042	2004	0	773
0017093	Boggsite	Arletti R, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G (2010) Elastic behavior of zeolite boggsite in silicon oil and aqueous medium: A case of high-pressure-induced over hydration, American Mineralogist 95 1247-1256	2010	2.5	293
0017094	Boggsite	Arletti R, Quartieri S, Vezzalini G (2010) Elastic behavior of zeolite boggsite in silicon oil and aqueous medium: A case of high-pressure-induced over hydration, American Mineralogist 95 1247-1256	2010	3.6	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Dehydration and rehydration process in boggsite: an in-situ X-ray single-crystal study
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Al4   0.07748   0.02163   0.16480   0.26000   0.02620
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Si6   0.12210   0.08402   0.96640   0.94000   0.02720
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O9   0.19730   0.03900   0.62300   1.00000   0.06000
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O11   0.09440   0.07210   0.08280   1.00000   0.05200
O12   0.20020   0.08260   0.97150   1.00000   0.08200
O13   0.09610   0.03860   0.88590   1.00000   0.05800
O14   0.25000   0.17580   0.75000   1.00000   0.05200
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Si6 0.02900 0.02400 0.02700 -0.00060 -0.00010 0.00460
O1 0.06000 0.02500 0.03300 0.00000 0.00400 0.00000
O2 0.04600 0.04100 0.04600 -0.00400 0.01300 -0.00500
O3 0.06000 0.03200 0.03500 0.00500 0.00200 -0.00500
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O15 0.04600 0.07200 0.04500 0.00000 -0.01000 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
11.8 Å	(30)
11.3 Å	(100)
10.2 Å	(30)
6.75 Å	(20)
4.43 Å	(70)
3.86 Å	(80)
3.63 Å	(30)
3.37 Å	(100)
2.627 Å	(20)
2.557 Å	(20)
1.641 Å	(20)

Comments:

Near Goble, Oregon, USA. Data from the type description.

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 BoggsiteHide

Type Locality:

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

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

American Museum of Natural History and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Tschernichite

Reference:

Synonyms of BoggsiteHide

IMA1989-009

Other Language Names for BoggsiteHide

Dutch:Boggsiet

German:Boggsit

Russian:Боггсит

Simplified Chinese:伯格斯石

Spanish:Boggsita

Relationship of Boggsite 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
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
Tschernichite	(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
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 Boggsite associated with Tschernichite	(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂O
3 photos of Boggsite associated with 'Chalcedony'	SiO₂
2 photos of Boggsite associated with Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
1 photo of Boggsite associated with Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O

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9.GC.	Gismondine-Sr	Sr₄(Si₈Al₈O₃₂) · 9H₂O	Orth. 222 : C222₁
9.GC.	Garronite-Na	Na₆(Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂) · 8_.5H₂O	Mon. 2
9.GC.05	'Gismondine-Ba'	Ba₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 4-6H₂O
9.GC.05	Garronite-Ca	Na₂Ca₅Al₁₂Si₂₀O₆₄ · 27H₂O	Tet. 42m : I4m2
9.GC.05	Gismondine-Ca	CaAl₂Si₂O₈ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.GC.05	Gobbinsite	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂ · 11H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.GC.05	Amicite	K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2
9.GC.10	Martinandresite	Ba₂(Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂) · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
9.GC.10	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-K	K₆(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-Na	(Na,K,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Flörkeite	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.GC.15	Merlinoite	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄ · 24H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Immm
9.GC.20	Mazzite-Na	Na₈[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]₂ · 30H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GC.20	Mazzite-Mg	(Mg,K,Ca)₅(Si₂₆Al₁₀)O₇₂ · 28H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GC.25	Perlialite	K₉Na(Ca,Sr)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
9.GC.35	Paulingite-Ca	(Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)₁₀ (Si, Al)₄₂O₈₄ · 34H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
9.GC.35	Paulingite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀] · 45H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
9.GC.35	'Paulingite-Na'	(Na₂,K₂,Ca,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀] · 45H₂O	Iso.

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Colorless, transparent boggsite does not fluoresce in ultraviolet radiation, but white zones fluoresce a weak blue- white under both long and short wave ultraviolet radiation.

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Unaffected after immersion in 6N HCl for one hour.

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Pluth, Joseph J., Smith, Joseph V. (1990) Crystal structure of boggsite, a new high-silica zeolite with the first three-dimensional channel system bounded by both 12- and 10-rings. American Mineralogist, 75 (5-6) 501-507

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.pp.76-79

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) Boggsite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Kol’tsova, T. N. (2006) Zeolites mutinaite, terranovaite, and boggsite: Structure-composition relationship. Inorganic Materials, 42 (6). 658-664 doi:10.1134/s002016850606015x

Arletti, R., Quartieri, S., Vezzalini, G. (2010) Elastic behavior of zeolite boggsite in silicon oil and aqueous medium: A case of high-pressure-induced over-hydration. American Mineralogist, 95 (8) 1247-1256 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3482

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

Italy
Sicily Metropolitan City of Messina ⓘ San Filippo di Fragalà	Cardiano et al. (2008)

USA (TL)
Oregon Columbia County Goble ⓘ Neer Road (TL)	Micro Probe: 6 (5) +3 other references

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