Phillipsite-Na
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Phillipsite-Na
William Phillips
Formula:
(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
Colour:
White
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
4 - 5
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named for the Na-dominance of the exchangeable cations in phillipsites.
The original "phillipsite" was named in 1825 by "Armand" Serve-Dieu Abailard Lévy (1795-1841) in honour of William Phillips (10 May 1775, London, England, United Kingdom - 2 April 1828, London, England, United Kingdom), British mineralogist and co-founder of the Geological Society of London.
The original "phillipsite" was named in 1825 by "Armand" Serve-Dieu Abailard Lévy (1795-1841) in honour of William Phillips (10 May 1775, London, England, United Kingdom - 2 April 1828, London, England, United Kingdom), British mineralogist and co-founder of the Geological Society of London.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7229:4
Similar Names
| Phillipsite-Ca | A valid IMA mineral species | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
IMA Classification of Phillipsite-Na
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
IMA Formula:
Na6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O
Classification of Phillipsite-Na
9.GC.10
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
| Symbol | Source | Reference for Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Php-Na | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
| Php | Whitney & Evans (2010) | Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371 |
Physical Properties of Phillipsite-Na
Optical Data of Phillipsite-Na
Type:
Biaxial (+/-)
RI values:
nα = 1.483 - 1.505 nβ = 1.484 - 1.511 nγ = 1.486 - 1.514
2V:
Measured: 60° to 90°, Calculated: 70° to 72°
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.003 - 0.009
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Interference Colours:
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Surface Relief:
Moderate (negative)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).
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
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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.
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.
Dispersion:
r > v or r < v
Chemistry of Phillipsite-Na
Mindat Formula:
(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O
Element Weights:
Crystallography of Phillipsite-Na
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/m
Setting:
P21/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.96 Å, b = 14.21 Å, c = 14.26 Å
β = 90°
β = 90°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.701 : 1 : 1.004
Unit Cell V:
2,018.24 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
Comment:
Space group ?
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0009270 | Phillipsite-Na | Steinfink H (1962) The crystal structure of the zeolite, phillipsite Acta Crystallographica 15 644-651 |  | 1962 | pelagic sediments of the Pacific Ocean | 0 | 293 |
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Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust | >4.50 |
| 9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies) | |
| 10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals | |
| Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere | >4.45 |
| 16 : Low-? aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23) | |
| 17 : Marine authigenic Hadean minerals (see also #24) | |
| Near-surface Processes | |
| 22 : Hydration and low-? subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23) | |
| 24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17) | |
| 25 : Evaporites (prebiotic) | |
| Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
| 35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks | |
| Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
| 47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals] | |
| Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere | <0.6 |
| 48 : Soil leaching zone minerals | <0.6 |
Type Occurrence of Phillipsite-Na
Other Language Names for Phillipsite-Na
Relationship of Phillipsite-Na to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Phillipsite Subgroup:
| Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Phillipsite-Ca | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Phillipsite-K | K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 31 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| 24 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 18 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Gmelinite-Na | Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O |
| 17 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Faujasite-Na | (Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O |
| 12 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| 8 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Siderite | FeCO3 |
| 7 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| 6 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| 5 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| 5 photos of Phillipsite-Na associated with Mckelveyite Group | A3B3(CO3)6 · 3H2O |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 9.GC. | Gismondine-Sr | Sr4(Si8Al8O32) · 9H2O |
| 9.GC. | Garronite-Na | Na6(Al6Si10O32) · 8.5H2O |
| 9.GC.05 | 'Gismondine-Ba' | Ba2Al4Si4O16 · 4-6H2O |
| 9.GC.05 | Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O |
| 9.GC.05 | Gismondine-Ca | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O |
| 9.GC.05 | Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O |
| 9.GC.05 | Amicite | K2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2O |
| 9.GC.10 | Martinandresite | Ba2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O |
| 9.GC.10 | Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| 9.GC.10 | Phillipsite-Ca | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| 9.GC.10 | Phillipsite-K | K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| 9.GC.10 | Flörkeite | (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32] · 12H2O |
| 9.GC.15 | Merlinoite | K5Ca2(Si23Al9)O64 · 24H2O |
| 9.GC.20 | Mazzite-Na | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O |
| 9.GC.20 | Mazzite-Mg | (Mg,K,Ca)5(Si26Al10)O72 · 28H2O |
| 9.GC.25 | Perlialite | K9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2O |
| 9.GC.30 | Boggsite | Ca8Na3(Si,Al)96O192 · 70H2O |
| 9.GC.35 | Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
| 9.GC.35 | Paulingite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| 9.GC.35 | 'Paulingite-Na' | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
Fluorescence of Phillipsite-Na
Not fluorescent in UV
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Phillipsite-Na
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References for Phillipsite-Na
Reference List:
Galli, Ermanno, Ghittoni, Anna G. Losehi (1972) The crystal chemistry of phillipsites. American Mineralogist, 57 (7-8) 1125-1145
Rinaldi, R., Pluth, J. J., Smith, J. V. (1974) Zeolites of the phillipsite family. Refinement of the crystal structures of phillipsite and harmotome. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 30 (10) 2426-2433 doi:10.1107/s0567740874007242
Coombs, Douglas S., Alberti, Alberto, Armbruster, Thomas, Artioli, Gilberto, Colella, Carmine, Galli, Ermanno, Grice, Joel D., Liebau, Friedrich, Mandarino, Joseph A., Minato, Hideo, Nickel, Ernest H., Passaglia, Elio, Peacor, Donald R., Quartieri, Simona, Rinaldi, Romano, Ross, Malcolm, Sheppard, Richard A., Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Vezzalini, Giovanna (1998) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals: report of the subcommittee on zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names. Mineralogical Magazine, 62 (4) 533-571 doi:10.1180/002646198547800
Localities for Phillipsite-Na
Showing 35 localities.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| England (2000) |
| Judd et al. (2013) +1 other reference |
| Birch (1989) |
| Birch (1989) +1 other reference |
| B. Birch chemical analysis +1 other reference |
| Birch (1989) |
| Birch (1989) |
| Gatta et al. (2009) | |
Canada | |
| Horváth et al. (1990) +1 other reference |
France | |
| Leconte J. (2015) |
Germany | |
| Blass et al. (2006) |
Hungary | |
| Szakáll et al. (2014) |
| Kónya-MÁFI |
| KÓNYA (2015) |
| Kónya-MÁFI +1 other reference |
Italy | |
| Russo M. (2008) |
| Russo (2008) +1 other reference | |
| Di Franco (1904) +4 other references |
| Sturiale (1963) +1 other reference | |
| Sicurella et al. (2010) | |
| Boscardin et al. (2011) |
| Passaglia et al. (2009) +1 other reference | |
Japan | |
| Chiba et al (1995) |
Portugal | |
| Alves (n.d.) |
South Africa | |
| Heron +2 other references |
Spain | |
| Erich Keck |
| Erich keck (personal communication) |
| Analyzed by XRD by Dr. Joan Vinals (Barcelona) |
| Dill et al. (2023) |
| Collection Agustin Agudo Espinosa ... |
| Dill et al. (2023) |
USA | |
| Tschernich (1992) +1 other reference |
| Fred DeVito collection |
| Robert Housley pers.comm. |
| Micro Probe Vol. 9 No 3 +1 other reference |
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