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Chabazite

A group of related mineral species
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About ChabaziteHide

Lustre:
Vitreous
Name:
Named in 1788 by Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic from the Greek chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the poem Peri lithos, which extolled the virtues of minerals. The poem is ascribed to Orpheus, legendary founder of the Orphic cult, which flourished in Greece in the early centuries.
According to the current nomenclature for zeolite minerals (Coombs et al., 1997), chabazite is the name of a subgroup of closely related minerals, which can be Ca-, K-, Mg-, Na- or Sr-dominant. Chemical analysis is required to distinguish between them.

Chabazite-Ca is the most common member of this subgroup of the Zeolite Group.




Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
956
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:956:6

Similar NamesHide

Chabazite-KA valid IMA mineral species(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O

Pronunciation of ChabaziteHide

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Physical Properties of ChabaziteHide

Vitreous

Crystallographic forms of ChabaziteHide

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IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0005050Chabazite-MgMontagna G, Bigi S, Konya P, Szakall S, Vezzalini G (2010) Chabazite-Mg: A new natural zeolite of the chabazite series American Mineralogist 95 939-9452010basalts of Praga Hill, Veszprem County, West Hungary0293
0017694Chabazite-CaNakatsuka A, Okada H, Fujiwara K, Nakayama N, Mizota T (2007) Crystallographic configurations of water molecules and exchangeable cations in a hydrated natural CHA-zeolite (chabazite) Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 102 188-1952007Komuro, Ohhito, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan0293
0007149Chabazite-KGualtieri A F, Passaglia E (2006) Rietveld structure refinement of NH4-exchanged natural chabazite European Journal of Mineralogy 18 351-3592006Wasson's Bluff, Two Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada0293
0012392Chabazite-KYakubovich O V, Massa W, Gavrilenko P G, Pekov I V (2005) Crystal structure of chabazite K Crystallography Reports 50 544-5532005Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia0293
0017697Chabazite-MgPassaglia E, Ferro O (2002) Occurrence and crystal structure of magnesian chabazite Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 142 1729-17352002Mont Semiol, Montbrison, France0293
0012861Chabazite-CaGualtieri A F (2000) Accuracy of XRPD QPA using the combined Rietveld-RIR method Journal of Applied Crystallography 33 267-2782000Keller, Nidda, Germany0293
0014782Chabazite-NaMazzi F, Galli E (1983) The tetrahedral framework of chabazite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1983 461-4801983Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia0293
0014781Chabazite-NaMazzi F, Galli E (1983) The tetrahedral framework of chabazite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1983 461-4801983Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia0293
0014780Chabazite-CaMazzi F, Galli E (1983) The tetrahedral framework of chabazite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1983 461-4801983Wasson's Bluff, Two Island, Nova Scotia, Canada0293
0014779Chabazite-CaMazzi F, Galli E (1983) The tetrahedral framework of chabazite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1983 461-4801983Wasson's Bluff, Two Island, Nova Scotia, Canada0293
0017690Chabazite-SrAlberti A, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Passaglia E, Zanazzi P F (1982) Position of cations and water molecules in hydrated chabazite. Natural and Na-, Ca-, Sr- and K-exchanged chabazites Zeolites 2 303-3091982Keller, Nidda, Germany0293
0017687Chabazite-NaAlberti A, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Passaglia E, Zanazzi P F (1982) Position of cations and water molecules in hydrated chabazite. Natural and Na-, Ca-, Sr- and K-exchanged chabazites Zeolites 2 303-3091982Keller, Nidda, Germany0293
0017688Chabazite-KAlberti A, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Passaglia E, Zanazzi P F (1982) Position of cations and water molecules in hydrated chabazite. Natural and Na-, Ca-, Sr- and K-exchanged chabazites Zeolites 2 303-3091982Keller, Nidda, Germany0293
0017689Chabazite-CaAlberti A, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Passaglia E, Zanazzi P F (1982) Position of cations and water molecules in hydrated chabazite. Natural and Na-, Ca-, Sr- and K-exchanged chabazites Zeolites 2 303-3091982Keller, Nidda, Germany0293
0017686Chabazite-CaAlberti A, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Passaglia E, Zanazzi P F (1982) Position of cations and water molecules in hydrated chabazite. Natural and Na-, Ca-, Sr- and K-exchanged chabazites Zeolites 2 303-3091982Keller, Nidda, Germany0293
0017693Chabazite-CaCalligaris M, Nardin G, Randaccio L (1982) Cation-site location in a natural chabazite Acta Crystallographica B38 602-6051982Northeast Azerbaijan0293
0017691Chabazite-CaSmith J V, Rinaldi F, Dent Glasser L S (1963) Crystal structures with a chabazite framework. II. Hydrated Ca-chabazite at room temperature Acta Crystallographica 16 45-531963synthetic0293
0017695Chabazite-CaDent L S, Smith J V (1958) Crystal structure of chabazite, a molecular sieve Nature 181 1794-179619580293
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Synonyms of ChabaziteHide

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Varieties of ChabaziteHide

PhacoliteA lens-shaped variety due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons.
Originally described from Ceská Lípa (Böhmisch Leipa), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Relationship of Chabazite to other SpeciesHide

Other Members of Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup:
LévyneZeolite Group.
Chabazite Members:
Chabazite-Ca (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2OTric. 1 : P1
Chabazite-K (K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Chabazite-Mg (Mg0.7K0.5Ca0.5Na0.1)[Al3Si9O24] · 10H2O Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Chabazite-Na (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2OTrig. 3m : R3m
Chabazite-Sr Sr2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
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