Occurrence of zeolites from Terra Victoria Land (Antarctica)

We report the first study on zeolite minerals occuring in rocks from the Antarctic continent. the following zeolites were identified: heulandite, mordenite, erionite, levyne, chabazite, thomsonite, scolecite, epistilbiite. The microprobe analyses show that most Antarctica zeolites are richer in Si a...

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Main Authors: VEZZALINI, Maria Giovanna, ROSSI, Antonio, S. Quartieri, A. Alberti
Other Authors: Vezzalini, Maria Giovanna, S., Quartieri, Rossi, Antonio, A., Alberti
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:
Zeolite
Antarctica
Chemical data
XRPD
silica rich zeolites
Adamson
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Victoria Land
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11380/737651
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Summary:We report the first study on zeolite minerals occuring in rocks from the Antarctic continent. the following zeolites were identified: heulandite, mordenite, erionite, levyne, chabazite, thomsonite, scolecite, epistilbiite. The microprobe analyses show that most Antarctica zeolites are richer in Si and monovalent cations with respect to the hydrothermal zeolites reported in literature. The chemical analysis and the X-ray diffraction pattern of an unidentified phase from Mt. Adamson with zeolitic characteristics are also reported.

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