Constituent
- Name
- zeolites
- IMA name
- Zeolites group
- Class
- silicate mineral
- Compound type
- tektosilicate
- Comments
- Some zeolites can be opaque
- Relevance
- main - major
- Arrangement
- pore filling
- Formula
- $A_{0.5-3}(Al,Si)_{12}O_{24} \bullet n(H_2O)$
- Chemical formula
- A(05-3)(Al,Si)12O24•n(H2O)
- Isotope mixture type
- terrestrial abundance
- Composition comments
- A= Ca,Na,Li,Be,Cs,K,Mg,Sr,Tl,Ba,Pb - O proportion is very various but respect (Si +Al)/O =1/2 (excluding O from hydration)- Sometimes Be can substitued Al
Strunz
- Class
- silicates (09)
- Division
- tektosilicate with zeolitic H2O (09.G)
- Family
- N/A (N/A)
Dana
- Major class
- silicates (VIII)
- Class
- tectosilicate zeolite group (77)
- Type
- true zeolites (77.01)
- Group
- N/A (N/A)
- Phase type
- crystalline
- Crystal system
- various
- Crystal class
- various
- Crystal class symbol
- various
- Crystal spacegroup
- various
- Texture
- polycrystalline
- Density
- 1.93-3 $g/cm^3$
- Diaphaneity
- transparent to translucent
- Luster
- vitreous