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Ferrierite-K (Ferrierit-K)

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Ferrierit-K
nadeliger, radialer Aufbau der Kristalle. BB 4,5 mm. Modified by CombineZP; USA/Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County/Santa Monica Mts./Agoura Hills/Canwood Street Site
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Collection: Alfons Teuber
Location: USA/Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County/Santa Monica Mts./Agoura Hills/Canwood Street Site
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Ferrierit-K

nadeliger, radialer Aufbau der Kristalle. BB 4,5 mm. Modified by CombineZP; USA/Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County/Santa Monica Mts./Agoura Hills/Canwood Street Site

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Alfons Teuber

horst knoll

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Locality: Canwood Street Site / Agoura Hills / Santa Monica Mts. / Los Angeles County / Kalifornien (California) / USA

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Ferrierit-K, Klinoptilolith-Ca
nadeliger, radialer Aufbau der Ferrierit xx mit farblosen, teils transparenten Klinoptilolith-Ca Kristallen. BB 4,5 mm. Modified by CombineZP; USA/Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County/Santa Monica Mts./Agoura Hills/Canwood Street Site
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Collection: Alfons Teuber
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Ferrierit-K, Klinoptilolith-Ca

nadeliger, radialer Aufbau der Ferrierit xx mit farblosen, teils transparenten Klinoptilolith-Ca Kristallen. BB 4,5 mm. Modified by CombineZP; USA/Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County/Santa ...

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horst knoll

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Locality: Canwood Street Site / Agoura Hills / Santa Monica Mts. / Los Angeles County / Kalifornien (California) / USA

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Ferrierit-K
nadeliger, radialer Aufbau der Ferrierit xx. BB 4,5 mm. Modified by CombineZP; USA/Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County/Santa Monica Mts./Agoura Hills/Kanan Road Quarry
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Collection: Alfons Teuber
Location: USA/Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County/Santa Monica Mts./Agoura Hills/Kanan Road Quarry
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Ferrierit-K

nadeliger, radialer Aufbau der Ferrierit xx. BB 4,5 mm. Modified by CombineZP; USA/Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County/Santa Monica Mts./Agoura Hills/Kanan Road Quarry

Collection:

Alfons Teuber

horst knoll

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Locality: Kanan Road Quarry / Agoura Hills / Santa Monica Mts. / Los Angeles County / Kalifornien (California) / USA

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Collectors Summary

Color

farblos, weiß, rosa, orange, rot

Streak color

weiß

Lustre

Glasglanz

Crystal System

orthorhombisch, Immm

Chemism

Chemical formula

(K,Na)₅(Si₃₁Al₅)O₇₂·18H₂O

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Natrium, Silicium, Kalium, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 2657.14978825 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 167

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Empirical formula:

(K_0.75Na_0.25)₅(Si₃₁Al₅)O₇₂·18H₂O

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen	H	1.37	36	21.56	1.0079470	36.2860920
Oxygen	O	54.19	90	53.89	15.9994300	1,439.9487000
Sodium	Na	1.08	1.25	0.75	22.9897702	28.7372128
Aluminium	Al	5.08	5	2.99	26.9815382	134.9076910
Silicon	Si	32.77	31	18.56	28.0855300	870.6514300
Potassium	K	5.52	3.75	2.25	39.0983100	146.6186625

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Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.GD.50

9: Silikate (Germanate)
G: Gerüstsilikate (Tektosilikate) mit zeolithischem H₂O; Familie der Zeolithe
D: Ketten von fünfer-Ringen
50:Ferrierit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/J.22-003

VIII: SILIKATE
J: Gerüstsilikate (mit Zeolithen)
22: Zeolith-Gruppe; Faserzeolithe

Classification by Hölzel

9.FM.102

9: SILICATES
F: Tektosilicates
M: Mordenite-Group

Dana 8th edition

77.01.06.06a

77: Tektosilicates Tectosilicate Zeolite group
01: Tektosilicates Tectosilicate Zeolite group true zeolites
06: Mordenite and related species

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

Zeolite group ⇒ FER zeolite structure group ⇒ Ferrierite series

Optical Properties

Color	farblos, weiß, rosa, orange, rot
Streak color	weiß
Diaphaneity (Transparency)	transparent bis durchscheinend
Lustre	Glasglanz

Optical Data Luminescence

Color LW-UV (365nm)	bläulich weiß
Color SW-UV (254nm)	bläulich weiß
Afterglow (Persistant Luminescence)	keine Daten

Crystallography

Crystal System	orthorhombisch
Class (H-M)	mmm
Space Group number	71
Space Group	Immm
Cell parameters a (Å)	18.937
Cell parameters b (Å)	14.140
Cell parameters c (Å)	7.478
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	1.339
Cell parameters c/b	0.529
Cell parameters α	90°
Cell parameters β	90°
Cell parameters γ	90°
Z	1
Volume (Å³)	2002.378

Crystals 3D

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Physical Properties

Density (g/cm³)	2.06 - 2.23 / Durchschnittlich = 2.14
	2.203 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

USA /Kalifornien (California)/Los Angeles County /Santa Monica Mts.

Preface

Name from	Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865-1950), kanadischer Geologe
Author (Name, Year)	Coombs, u.w., 1997

References

Mineralogical Magazine 62 (1998), 533.

American Mineralogist 61 (1976), 60.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 178: 249-256.

IMA group assignments

Zeolite group FER zeolite structure group Ferrierite series Ferrierite-K (K,Na)₅(Si₃₁Al₅)O₇₂·18H₂O orthorhombisch Immm Ferrierite-Mg [Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂·18H₂O orthorhombisch Immm Ferrierite-Na (Na,K)₅(Si₃₁Al₅)O₇₂·18H₂O monoklin P2₁/n Ferrierite-NH4 (NH₄,Mg_0.5)₅(Al₅Si₃₁O₇₂)·22H₂O orthorhombisch Immm
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German	Ferrierit-K
Spanish	Ferrierita-K
English	Ferrierite-K
French	Ferrierite-K
Russian	Феррьерит-K

Alternative Name

Ferrierit-(K)

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Symbol

Frr-K

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GUSID (Global unique identifier short form)	k_VacHU2Pk6sFvK6yDbO1Q
GUID (Global unique identifier)	705AF593-3675-4E3E-AC16-F2BAC836CED5
Database ID	1138