Formula : Na0.99Al0.99Si2.01O6:H2O
Family:
Space group:
Triclinic - Pedial H-M Symbol (1) Space Group: P1
Dana class:
77.1.1.1 (77) Tectosilicate Zeolite group (77.1) true zeolites (77.1.1) Analcime and related species
High temperature:
Low temperature mineral.
Geological context:
Occurs frequently in basalts and other basic igneous rocks associated with other zeolites. In the groundmass or vesicles of silica-poor intermediate and mafic igneous rocks, typically basalts and phonolites, from late-stage hydrothermal solutions, or disseminated due to
deuteric alteration. In lake beds, altered from pyroclastics or clays, or as a primary precipitate; occurs also as authigenic in sandstones and siltstones.
Dernière mise à jour le 25.01.2021