Mineral phase
IMA name
Chabazite series
Class
silicate mineral
Compound type
tektosilicate
Formula
(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr)(Al2Si4O12)6(H2O)
Chemical formula
(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr)(Al2Si4O12)•6(H2O)
Elemental formula
(Na)0-2 (Ca)0-1 (K)0-2 (Sr)0-1 Al2 Si4 O18 H8
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
Na Sodium element 0 - 2 constituent element main
Ca Calcium element 0 - 1 constituent element main
K Potassium element 0 - 2 constituent element main
Sr Strontium element 0 - 1 constituent element main
Al Aluminium element 2 constituent element main
Si Silicon element 4 constituent element main
O Oxygen element 18 constituent element main
H Hydrogen element 8 constituent element main
Composition comments
Ca, Na, and K are dominant species, with Sr and Mg occasionallys significant, Ba minor. Other impurity: Fe
Oxides
Formula Na2O K2O SrO CaO BaO MgO Al2O3 SiO2 H2O
Mass fraction (%)

Strunz

Class
silicates (09)
Division
tektosilicate with zeolitic H2O (09.G)
Family
Chains of 6-membered rings – tabular zeolites (09.GD)
Code
09.GD.10

Dana

Major class
silicates (VIII)
Class
tectosilicate zeolite group (77)
Type
true zeolites (77.01)
Group
Chabazite and related species (77.01.02)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
various
Crystal class
various
Crystal class symbol
various
Crystal spacegroup
various
Comments
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral; -3m (D3d),R-3m except for chabazite-Ca: Triclinic - Pinacoidal; 1 (C1), P1
Molar mass
504.66 - 534.62 g/mol
Density
2.05 - 2.16 g/cm3
State NTP
solid
Pure color
colorless
Color
Colorless, White, Yellowish, Pinkish, Reddish white, Green, Pink, Yellow
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous