Pollucite

Image

Pollucite from Paprok, Afghanistan. Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle à Paris.

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Properties

Formula Cs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O
Abbreviation Pol
Classification Zeolite (group)
Luminescence emitters Fe, H2O, Mn, Tl
IMA Status Approved (IMA 1997 s.p.)
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Tags Hydrated , Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
H 2n
O 6+n
Al 1
Si 3
Cs 1

References

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Prokofiev et al. 1982 4 0 0
Ryskin 1974 1 0 0