Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California: Its description and crystal structure

American Mineralogist

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1186-1191

  Arletti, R ^a   Galli, E ^a   Vezzalini, G ^a   Wise, W S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ATOMS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BORON; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; MOLECULES; OPEN PIT MINING; OXYGEN; SILICA; SILICON; SODIUM; SODIUM BORATE; SODIUM IODIDE; ZEOLITES;

CALIFORNIA; CENTERLINES; FLEXIBLE FIBERS; H2O MOLECULES; OXYGEN ATOM; SMALL CAVITIES; X-RAY LINES; ZEOLITE MINERALS;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

MAZZITE; NEW MINERAL; ZEOLITE;

EID: 22944447142     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2005.1771     Document Type: Article

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