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Clinoptilolite-Na

Year of discovery: 1969 (Barstow formation, USA), 1964 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of clinoptilolite-Na

• Na₆Al₆Si₃₀O₇₂,20H₂O
• (Na₂,K₂,Ca)₃Al₆(Al,Si)₄Si₂₆O₇₂,20H₂O
• [Na⁺₆][(AlSi₅O₁₂)₆]^3-,20H₂O

• Class: Clinoptilolite series < Heulandite group < Zeolite family
• Class: Tecto-Aluminosilicate - Zeolitic water
• Radioactive: Very weak

• Na => Ca_0.5: Clinoptilolite-Ca (Series)
• Na => K: Clinoptilolite-K (Series)

• NaSi₃ => Ca_xAl₃: Heulandite-Na (Series)

• Color: Colorless, Pale red
• Streak: White
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Translucent

• Habit: Earthy

• Cleavage: Perfect on {010} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 3.5-4
• Density: 2.2

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, C2/m
• Lattice: a=17.6, b=18.0, c=7.4, β=116.3