Paulingite-Ca Field of view: 2 mm Locality: Vinařice, Kladno District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic ( locality at mindat.org ) — Photo: Henk Smeets – tomeikminerals.com · CC BY 4.0
Paulingite-Ca
The calcium member of the paulingite zeolite pair — a rare zeolite from vesicles in Columbia River basalts, named for Linus Pauling.
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Paulingite-Ca is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula (Ca,K,Na,Ba, )₁₀(Si,Al)₄₂O₈₄·34H₂O.
It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system (space group Im3m).
IMA symbol Pau-Ca, IMA status: approved, named in 1997.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data and a Wikipedia introduction — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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