Occurrence of zeolites from Terra Victoria Land (Antarctica)

• 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

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.