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Mazzite-Na

A valid IMA mineral species

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Mazzite-Na

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Mazzite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Mazzite-Na, etc.

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Mazzite-Na

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Mazzite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Mazzite-Na, etc.

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Mazzite-Na

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Mazzite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

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About Mazzite-NaHide

Fiorenzo Mazzi

Formula:

Na₈[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]₂ · 30H₂O

Colour:

White

Lustre:

Vitreous

Specific Gravity:

2.16

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Mazzite Subgroup > Zeolite Group

Name:

Named for its relationship to mazzite-Mg, with a suffix indicating the incorporation of sodium rather than magnesium.

The root name is for Fiorenzo Mazzi (1924 Forence, Italy - 25 September 2017, Pavia, Italy), Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Pavia, Italy. He made significant contributions to the understanding of zeolite structure.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Zeolite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

27399

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:27399:4

IMA Classification of Mazzite-NaHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Na₈(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·30H₂O

Approval year:

2003

First published:

2005

Classification of Mazzite-NaHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.GC.20

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H₂O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Maz-Na	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Mazzite-NaHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

White

Streak:

White

Hardness Data:

Could not be measured

Tenacity:

Flexible

Cleavage:

None Observed

Density:

2.16 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.18 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of Mazzite-NaHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.472 n_γ = 1.471

Surface Relief:

Moderate (negative)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Chemistry of Mazzite-NaHide

Mindat Formula:

Na₈[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]₂ · 30H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	56.693 %
Si	27.319 %
Al	7.499 %
Na	6.389 %
H	2.101 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, H, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Mazzite-NaHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃/mmc

Cell Parameters:

a = 18.2343 Å, c = 7.6371 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.419

Unit Cell V:

2,199.06 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0003819	Mazzite-Na	Arletti R, Galli E, Vezzalini G, Wise W S (2005) Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California: Its description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 90 1186-1191		2005		0	293

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 Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California:
 Its description and crystal structure
 Sample: US Borax Mine, Boron, Ca
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Na1   0.33333   0.66667   0.25000   0.24000   0.06000
Na2   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000   0.77000   0.11900
Na3   0.03200   0.14400   0.04000   0.26000   0.19000
Si1   0.15791   0.49004   0.25000   1.00000   0.01620
Si2   0.35457   0.09295   0.04570   1.00000   0.01620
O1   0.25800   0.51610   0.25000   1.00000   0.03200
O2   0.42460   0.84930   0.25000   1.00000   0.03700
O3   0.38290   0.09770   0.25000   1.00000   0.02580
O4   0.43570   0.10920  -0.07210   1.00000   0.03080
O5   0.16250   0.32500  -0.00460   1.00000   0.02840
O6   0.27270   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.02750
Wat1   0.46580   0.93160   0.71900   0.44000   0.07600
Wat2   0.33333   0.66667   0.96300   0.63000   0.18000
Wat2A   0.33333   0.66667   0.05600   0.19000   0.02100
Wat3   0.24300   0.68000   0.75000   0.24000   0.13000
Wat5   0.13000  -0.00400   0.75000   0.46000   0.25000
Wat6   0.08900   0.17700   0.25000   0.36000   0.15000
Wat7   0.07800  -0.07800   0.75000   0.12000   0.07000
Wat8   0.43700   0.87400   0.70400   0.08000   0.03000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
9.08 Å	(100)
6.86 Å	(70)
5.95 Å	(70)
4.681 Å	(40)
3.787 Å	(80)
3.511 Å	(40)
3.150 Å	(70)

Locality:

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Comments:

From the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals

Type Occurrence of Mazzite-NaHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

White, very thin, flexible fibers up to 2 mm in length, commonly filling small cavities as satiny mats.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

n.d.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In basalt.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Saponite	Phillipsite-Na	Gmelinite-Na	Mordenite	Clinoptilolite-Na
Chabazite-Na	Heulandite-Na	Analcime

Synonyms of Mazzite-NaHide

IMA2003-058

Other Language Names for Mazzite-NaHide

Dutch:Mazziet-Na

German:Mazzit-Na

Russian:Маццит-Na

Relationship of Mazzite-Na to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Mazzite Subgroup > Zeolite Group

Other Members of Mazzite Subgroup:

Mazzite-Mg

(Mg,K,Ca)₅(Si₂₆Al₁₀)O₇₂ · 28H₂O

Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Mazzite-Na associated with Saponite

Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.GC.	Gismondine-Sr	Sr₄(Si₈Al₈O₃₂) · 9H₂O	Orth. 222 : C222₁
9.GC.	Garronite-Na	Na₆(Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂) · 8_.5H₂O	Mon. 2
9.GC.05	'Gismondine-Ba'	Ba₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 4-6H₂O
9.GC.05	Garronite-Ca	Na₂Ca₅Al₁₂Si₂₀O₆₄ · 27H₂O	Tet. 42m : I4m2
9.GC.05	Gismondine-Ca	CaAl₂Si₂O₈ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
9.GC.05	Gobbinsite	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂ · 11H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.GC.05	Amicite	K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2
9.GC.10	Martinandresite	Ba₂(Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂) · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
9.GC.10	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-K	K₆(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-Na	(Na,K,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Flörkeite	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.GC.15	Merlinoite	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄ · 24H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Immm
9.GC.20	Mazzite-Mg	(Mg,K,Ca)₅(Si₂₆Al₁₀)O₇₂ · 28H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GC.25	Perlialite	K₉Na(Ca,Sr)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
9.GC.30	Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
9.GC.35	Paulingite-Ca	(Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)₁₀ (Si, Al)₄₂O₈₄ · 34H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
9.GC.35	Paulingite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀] · 45H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
9.GC.35	'Paulingite-Na'	(Na₂,K₂,Ca,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀] · 45H₂O	Iso.