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Phillipsite-K (Phillipsit-K)

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Phillipsit-K
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Phillipsit-K
Farblose kurzprismatische kugelige Kristallaggregate; BB = 2,9 mm. Fundort: Whiskey Bay, Moeraki, Dunedin, Otago Region, South Island, Neuseeland.
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: B001739, Donator: Manfred Seitz
Location: Neuseeland/South Island/Otago, Region/Dunedin/Moeraki/Whiskey Bay
Mineral: Phillipsite-K
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Rating: 9.67 (votes: 9)
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Phillipsit-K (SNr: B001739)

Farblose kurzprismatische kugelige Kristallaggregate; BB = 2,9 mm. Fundort: Whiskey Bay, Moeraki, Dunedin, Otago Region, South Island, Neuseeland.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2010-12-18
Locality: Whiskey Bay / Moeraki / Dunedin / Otago, Region / South Island / Neuseeland
Phillipsit-K
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Phillipsit-K
Größe: 1,47 mm; Fundort: Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuv-Komplex, Neapel, Kampanien (Campania), Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Collection: Domenico Preite
Location: Italien/Kampanien (Campania), Region/Neapel, Provinz/Somma-Vesuv-Komplex/Monte Somma
Mineral: Phillipsite-K
Image: 1272357143
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Phillipsit-K

Größe: 1,47 mm; Fundort: Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuv-Komplex, Neapel, Kampanien (Campania), Italien
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2010-04-27
Locality: Monte Somma / Somma-Vesuv-Komplex / Neapel, Provinz / Kampanien (Campania), Region / Italien
Phillipsit-K
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Phillipsit-K
Bildbreite: 3,8 mm; Fundort: Vallerano Steinbruch, Valleranello, Rom, Latium (Lazio), Region, Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Location: Italien/Latium (Lazio), Region/Rom/Valleranello/Vallerano Steinbruch
Mineral: Phillipsite-K
Image: 1387710129
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Phillipsit-K

Bildbreite: 3,8 mm; Fundort: Vallerano Steinbruch, Valleranello, Rom, Latium (Lazio), Region, Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2013-12-22
Locality: Vallerano Steinbruch / Valleranello / Rom / Latium (Lazio), Region / Italien
Phillipsit-K
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Phillipsit-K
Größe: 4,92 mm; Fundort: Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuv-Komplex, Neapel, Kampanien (Campania), Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Collection: Domenico Preite
Location: Italien/Kampanien (Campania), Region/Neapel, Provinz/Somma-Vesuv-Komplex/Monte Somma
Mineral: Phillipsite-K
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Phillipsit-K

Größe: 4,92 mm; Fundort: Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuv-Komplex, Neapel, Kampanien (Campania), Italien
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2010-04-27
Locality: Monte Somma / Somma-Vesuv-Komplex / Neapel, Provinz / Kampanien (Campania), Region / Italien
Phillipsit-K
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Phillipsit-K
Fundort: Stbr. Caspar, Ettringer Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel, Deutschland; Bildbreite: 1,5 mm
Copyright: Fred Kruijen; Contribution: Fred Kruijen
Collection: Willi Schüller, Adenau
Location: Deutschland/Rheinland-Pfalz/Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis/Mayen/Ettringen/Bellerberg/Ettringer Bellerberg (Stbr. Caspar)
Mineral: Phillipsite-K
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Phillipsit-K

Fundort: Stbr. Caspar, Ettringer Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel, Deutschland; Bildbreite: 1,5 mm
Collection: Willi Schüller, Adenau
Copyright: Fred Kruijen
Contribution: Fred Kruijen 2007-07-30
Locality: Ettringer Bellerberg (Stbr. Caspar) / Bellerberg / Ettringen / Mayen / Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis / Rheinland-Pfalz / Deutschland
Phillipsit-K
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Phillipsit-K
Größe: 3,21 mm; Fundort: Vallerano Steinbruch, Valleranello, Rom, Latium (Lazio), Region, Italien
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Collection: Domenico Preite
Location: Italien/Latium (Lazio), Region/Rom/Valleranello/Vallerano Steinbruch
Mineral: Phillipsite-K
Image: 1399022253
Rating: 9 (votes: 3)
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Phillipsit-K

Größe: 3,21 mm; Fundort: Vallerano Steinbruch, Valleranello, Rom, Latium (Lazio), Region, Italien
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2014-05-02
Locality: Vallerano Steinbruch / Valleranello / Rom / Latium (Lazio), Region / Italien

You find additional Phillipsit-K specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color weiß, rötlichweiß, hellgelb, rosa
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 4.25
Solubility +++ Säuren
Crystal System monoklin, P21/m

Chemism

Chemical formula

K6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O

Additional chem. information

Enthält häufig auch Ca und Na. Bei Analysen ist zu beachten, dass ein Ca durch zwei K oder Na ersetzt wird.

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Silicium, Kalium, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 1405.5000372 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 90

Info

Empirical formula:

K6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

1.72

24

26.67

1.0079470

24.1907280
Oxygen

O

50.09

44

48.89

15.9994300

703.9749200
Aluminium

Al

11.52

6

6.67

26.9815382

161.8892292
Silicon

Si

19.98

10

11.11

28.0855300

280.8553000
Potassium

K

16.69

6

6.67

39.0983100

234.5898600

Analysis wt%

SiO2 : 46.30, Al2O3 : 21.39, CaO : 7.60, K2O : 6.43, H2O : 17.27 (Ref: American Mineralogist 72)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.GC.10

9: Silikate (Germanate)
G: Gerüstsilikate (Tektosilikate) mit zeolithischem H2O; Familie der Zeolithe
C: Ketten doppelt verbundener vierer-Ringe
10:

Lapis Classification

VIII/J.25-055

VIII: SILIKATE
J: Gerüstsilikate (mit Zeolithen)
25: Zeolith-Gruppe; Blätterzeolithe

Classification by Hölzel

9.FK.430

9: SILICATES
F: Tektosilicates
K: Doubly connected 4-Ring Chains

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Zeolite group  ⇒ PHI zeolite structure group  ⇒ Phillipsite series

Optical Properties

Color

weiß, rötlichweiß, hellgelb, rosa

Streak color

weiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

transparent, durchscheinend

max. Birefringence

0.008
Birefringence chart\! Phillipsite-K title=Birefringence chart Phillipsite-K

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.490

RI value β

1.493

RI value γ / ε

1.498

Ri mean

1.494

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 70°~

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

11

Space Group

P21/m

Cell parameters a (Å)

9.88

Cell parameters b (Å)

14.30

Cell parameters c (Å)

8.67

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.691

Cell parameters c/b

0.606

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

124.20

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volumne (ų)

1013.118

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

7.11(50),
6.41(20),
5.044(30),
4.097(40),
3.466(20),
3.191(100),
2.748(20),
2.688(20)
XRD chart Phillipsite-K

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

4.25

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

230 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

2.2

4.607 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ Säuren

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Italien/Latium (Lazio), Region/Rom, Provinz/Capo di Bove

Preface

Name from

Benannt nach William Phillips (1775-1828), Englischer Mineraloge und Gründer der Geologial Society of London.

IMA group assignments

 
Zeolite group
 
 
 

 
 
PHI zeolite structure group
 
 
 

 
 
 
Phillipsite series
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Phillipsite-Ca
Ca3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O
monoklin
P21/m

 
 
 
 
Phillipsite-K
K6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O
monoklin
P21/m

 
 
 
 
Phillipsite-Na
Na6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O
monoklin
P21/m

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Actuality: 21. Mar 2023 - 15:05:29

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Symbol

Php-K

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