NEW INSIGHT INTO THE EXTRA-FRAMEWORK CONTENT OF ZEOLITE LEVYNE

• Main Authors: N. Rotiroti, M. Petrelli, G.D. Gatta
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Zeolite; levyne; low-temperature X-ray diffraction; LA-ICP-MAS spectroscopy; Settore GEO/09 - Georisorse Miner.Appl.Mineral.-Petrogr.per l'amb.e i Beni Cul; Brewster; Fær Øer
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2434/49220

Levyne is a rare zeolite [ideal chemical formula (Ca0.5,Na,K)6(Al6Si12O36)•18H2O] discovered almost two centuries ago in the Fær Øer Islands by Brewster [1]. It is usually found as secondary mineral into cavities of andesitic and basaltic rocks. Merlino et al. solved its crystal structure in the spa...