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Maricopaite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Maricopaite

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Maricopaite

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Maricopaite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Maricopaite

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Maricopaite

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Maricopaite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Maricopaite

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

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About MaricopaiteHide

Flag of Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Formula:

Pb₇Ca₂(Si,Al)₄₈O₁₀₀ · 32H₂O

Colour:

White, colorless

Lustre:

Vitreous, Silky

Hardness:

1 - 1½

Specific Gravity:

2.94

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Name:

Named after Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, which includes the type locality.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Chemically similar to wickenburgite and 'UM1985-25-SiO:AlCaMgPb'.

The only currently known natural zeolite representative with lead as an essential cation.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2577

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2577:1

IMA Classification of MaricopaiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Ca₂Pb²⁺₇(Si₃₆Al₁₂)O₉₉·n(H₂O,OH)

First published:

1988

Type description reference:

Peacor, D. R., Dunn, P. J., Simmons, W. B., Wicks, F. J., Raudsepp, M. (1988) Maricopaite, a new hydrated Ca-Pb, zeolite-like silicate from Arizona. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26. 309-313

Classification of MaricopaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.GD.35

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H₂O; zeolite family
D : Chains of 6-membered rings – tabular zeolites

Dana 8th ed.:

77.1.6.3

77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites

Hey's CIM Ref.:

16.14.15

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
14 : Aluminosilicates of Ti, Zr, Sn and Pb

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
Mrp	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 MaricopaiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Silky

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

White, colorless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

1 - 1½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Very brittle

Cleavage:

Imperfect/Fair
{010} imperfect.

Density:

2.94 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.90 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Measured with heavy liquids.

Optical Data of MaricopaiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.563(3) n_β = 1.582(3) n_γ = 1.592

2V:

Measured: 70° (10), Calculated: 70°

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.029
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Moderate (positive)
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

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

r > v strong

Optical Extinction:

X = a; Y = c; Z = b.

Comments:

γ calculated.

Chemistry of MaricopaiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pb₇Ca₂(Si,Al)₄₈O₁₀₀ · 32H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	41.778 %
Pb	28.692 %
Si	26.668 %
Ca	1.586 %
H	1.276 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

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

Crystallography of MaricopaiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Cell Parameters:

a = 19.434(2) Å, b = 19.702(2) Å, c = 7.538(1) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.986 : 1 : 0.383

Unit Cell V:

2,886.21 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Thin bundles of crystals elongated along [001]; in radial sprays, to 1 mm.

Comment:

Point Group: 2/m 2/m 2/m; mm2; or 222:; Space Group: Cmmm; Cm2m; Cmm2; or C222

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0001636	Maricopaite	Rouse R C, Peacor D R (1994) Maricopaite, an unusual lead calcium zeolite with an interrupted mordenite-like framework and intrachannel Pb4 tetrahedral clusters American Mineralogist 79 175-184		1994		0	293

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 Maricopaite, an unusual lead calcium zeolite with an interrupted mordenite-like
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Pb1   0.09750   0.10440   0.50000   0.83000   0.02850
Pb2   0.09770   0.89880   0.00000   0.24500   0.02318
Pb3   0.00000   0.96620   0.23770   0.62300   0.02900
Pb4   0.00000   0.03590   0.25160   0.17500   0.04306
Si1   0.17900   0.29070   0.29560   0.75800   0.01482
Al1   0.17900   0.29070   0.29560   0.24200   0.01482
Si2   0.32110   0.21690   0.20430   0.75800   0.01748
Al2   0.32110   0.21690   0.20430   0.24200   0.01748
Si3   0.25460   0.92830   0.20760   0.75800   0.01494
Al3   0.25460   0.92830   0.20760   0.24200   0.01494
Si4   0.13950   0.92380   0.50000   0.75800   0.01267
Al4   0.13950   0.92380   0.50000   0.24200   0.01267
Si5   0.13420   0.08430   0.00000   0.75800   0.01393
Al5   0.13420   0.08430   0.00000   0.24200   0.01393
Si6   0.25540   0.07790   0.28850   0.75800   0.01596
Al6   0.25540   0.07790   0.28850   0.24200   0.01596
Si7   0.07940   0.23110   0.00000   0.75800   0.02026
Al7   0.07940   0.23110   0.00000   0.24200   0.02026
Si8   0.08170   0.77630   0.50000   0.75800   0.01393
Al8   0.08170   0.77630   0.50000   0.24200   0.01393
O1   0.18610   0.92000   0.32500   1.00000   0.03673
O2   0.08100   0.14410   0.00000   1.00000   0.02913
O3   0.09320   0.99160   0.50000   1.00000   0.04813
O4   0.08620   0.85860   0.50000   1.00000   0.01773
O5   0.34430   0.23070   0.00000   1.00000   0.02786
O6   0.18200   0.08640   0.18110   1.00000   0.02153
O7   0.31340   0.13420   0.24170   1.00000   0.02913
O8   0.16070   0.27690   0.50000   1.00000   0.04433
O9   0.08630   0.01620   0.00000   1.00000   0.03040
O10   0.18650   0.37080   0.26410   1.00000   0.02533
O11   0.25000   0.25360   0.25060   1.00000   0.04559
O12   0.11640   0.26040   0.17610   1.00000   0.03800
O13   0.38320   0.24240   0.32180   1.00000   0.04179
O14   0.28970   0.00300   0.24600   1.00000   0.03166
O15   0.22780   0.92190   0.00000   1.00000   0.03166
O16   0.23400   0.08380   0.50000   1.00000   0.02533
O17   0.00000   0.25300   0.00000   1.00000   0.03166
O18   0.00000   0.75570   0.50000   1.00000   0.03293
Wat19   0.00000   0.08280   0.30980   0.92500   0.02786
Wat20   0.00000   0.23100   0.50000   0.95000   0.03293
Wat21   0.08500   0.56100   0.00000   0.60000   0.03293
Wat22   0.00000   0.50100   0.09900   0.50000   0.03293
Wat23   0.06100   0.59400   0.50000   0.27500   0.03293
Wat24   0.07700   0.45600   0.24100   0.17500   0.03293
Wat25   0.07400   0.45700   0.38500   0.20000   0.03293
Wat26   0.07900   0.87100   0.00000   0.57500   0.03293
Wat27   0.07000   0.15100   0.50000   0.17500   0.03293
Wat28   0.00000   0.93300   0.21500   0.47500   0.03293

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
13.7 Å	(100)
3.216 Å	(50)
9.86 Å	(40)
3.357 Å	(40)
2.978 Å	(40)
2.845 Å	(40)
4.35 Å	(30)

Locality:

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Reference:

Peacor, D. R., Dunn, P. J., Simmons, W. B., Wicks, F. J., Raudsepp, M. (1988) Maricopaite, a new hydrated Ca-Pb, zeolite-like silicate from Arizona. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26. 309-313

Comments:

Moon Anchor Mine, Arizona, USA. The data are from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]

Type Occurrence of MaricopaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Sprays of translucent white, acicular crystals. Thin bundles of extremely elongate acicular crystals, frequently as mats with admixed mimetite. Radial sprays up to 1.0 mm in diameter.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, D.C., USA, numbers NMNH 163248 and 163247.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Au-Pb-Ag mineralization in a vein deposit with pod-like ore bodies. Host rock is gneiss and schist. The type material came from the hanging wall of the vein which consists of calcite-fluorite gangue with many square voids thought to be from former galena.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Mimetite

Quartz

Reference:

Peacor, D. R., Dunn, P. J., Simmons, W. B., Wicks, F. J., Raudsepp, M. (1988) Maricopaite, a new hydrated Ca-Pb, zeolite-like silicate from Arizona. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26. 309-313

Other Language Names for MaricopaiteHide

Dutch:Maricopaiet

German:Maricopait

Russian:Марикопаит

Spanish:Maricopaita

Relationship of Maricopaite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Other Members of Zeolite Group:

Alflarsenite	NaCa₂Be₃Si₄O₁₃(OH) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Amicite	K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2
Ammonioleucite	(NH₄)(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Arzamastsevite	K₆Al₅Si₆O₂₀(OH)₄Cl	Tet. 42m : I42m
Bellbergite	(K,Ba,Sr)₂Sr₂Ca₂(Ca,Na)₄[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₆ · 30H₂O	Hex.
Bikitaite	LiAlSi₂O₆ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
Brewsterite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup	M[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 6H₂O
Chiavennite	CaMnBe₂Si₅O₁₃(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Dachiardite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Direnzoite	NaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀) · 36H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
Edingtonite	Ba[Al₂Si₃O₁₀] · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon.
Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Fabrièsite	Na₃Al₃Si₃O₁₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmm2
Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ferrierite Subgroup	Name used for unanalysed specimens that could be either ferrierite-K, ferrierite-Mg, ...
Ferrochiavennite	Ca_1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)₅Be₂O₁₃(OH)₂] · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
Flörkeite	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Garronite Subgroup
Gaultite	Na₄Zn₂Si₇O₁₈ · 5H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Gismondine Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Gmelinite Subgroup	In 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K.
Gobbinsite	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂ · 11H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
Goosecreekite	Ca[Al₂Si₆O₁₆] · 5H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Gottardiite	Na₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂ · 93H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Hsianghualite	Ca₃Li₂(Be₃Si₃O₁₂)F₂	Iso. 23 : I2₁3
Kalborsite	K₆Al₄BSi₆O₂₀(OH)₄Cl	Tet. 42m : P42₁c
Kirchhoffite	Cs(BSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/acd
Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
Limousinite	BaCa[Be₄P₄O₁₆] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
Lithosite	K₆Al₄Si₈O₂₅ · 2H₂O	Mon.
Loomisite	Ba[Be₂P₂O₈] · H₂O	Mon. m
Lovdarite	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆ · 9H₂O	Orth. mm2
Martinandresite	Ba₂(Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂) · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
Mazzite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Meierite	Ba₄₄Si₆₆Al₃₀O₁₉₂Cl₂₅(OH)₃₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
Merlinoite	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄ · 24H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Immm
Montesommaite	(K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 10H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O	Orth.
Mountainite	KNa₂Ca₂[Si₈O₁₉(OH)] · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
Mutinaite	Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂ · 60H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
Nabesite	Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
Natrolite Subgroup	A subgroup of the Zeolite Group.
Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P6m2
Pahasapaite	Li₈(Ca,Li,K)_10.5Be₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ · 38H₂O	Iso. 23 : I23
Parthéite	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄) O₁₅ (OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Paulingite Subgroup	Paulingite was originally described in 1960.
Perlialite	K₉Na(Ca,Sr)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Pollucite	(Cs,Na)₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Roggianite	Ca₂Be(OH)₂Al₂Si₄O₁₃ · 2.5H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mcm
Rongibbsite	Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Terranovaite	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆₈Al₁₂)O₁₆₀ · 29H₂O	Orth.
Thomsonite Subgroup	The large majority of "thomsonite" is thomsonite-Ca.
Thornasite	Na₁₂Th⁴⁺₃(Si₈O₁₉)₄ · 18H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
Tschernichite	(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
Tschörtnerite	Ca₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₄(OH)₈ · nH₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
'UM1996-38-SiO:AlCaHNa'	Na-Ca-Al-Si-O-H
'UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa'	K₇Na₅Al₁₂Si₂₀O₆₄ · 24H₂O
'UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa'	(Mg,Ca,Na,K)_7.5(Al_12.8Si_51.2)O₁₂₈ · 65H₂O	Tet. 422 : P4₁22
'Unnamed (Ca analogue of Merlinoite)'	(Ca,K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O ?
Wairakite	Ca(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Weinebeneite	CaBe₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
Wenkite	(Ba,K)₄(Ca,Na)₆[(Si,Al)₂₀O₃₉(OH)₂](SO₄)₃ · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
Wilancookite	(Ba₅Li₂◻)Ba₆Be₂₄P₂₄O₉₆ · 26H₂O	Iso. 23 : I23
Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Yugawaralite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Pb

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32 photos of Maricopaite associated with Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
1 photo of Maricopaite associated with 'Opal-AN'	SiO₂ · nH₂O
1 photo of Maricopaite associated with Hemihedrite	Pb₁₀Zn(CrO₄)₆(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂

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9.GD.05	Gmelinite-Ca	Ca₂(Si₈Al₄)O₂₄ · 11H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GD.05	Gmelinite-K	K₄(Si₈Al₄O₂₄) · 11H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GD.05	Gmelinite-Na	Na₄(Si₈Al₄)O₂₄ · 11H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GD.10	Chabazite-Mg	(Mg_0.7K_0.5Ca_0.5Na_0.1)[Al₃Si₉O₂₄] · 10H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.GD.10	Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.GD.10	Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.GD.10	Chabazite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂,Sr,Mg)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.GD.10	Chabazite-Na	(Na₂,K₂,Ca,Sr,Mg)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O	Trig. 3m : R3m
9.GD.10	Chabazite-Sr	Sr₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.GD.15	Lévyne-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,K₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.GD.15	Lévyne-Na	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.GD.20	Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GD.20	Erionite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GD.20	Erionite-Na	(Na₂,K₂,Ca)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GD.20	Bellbergite	(K,Ba,Sr)₂Sr₂Ca₂(Ca,Na)₄[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₆ · 30H₂O	Hex.
9.GD.25	Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P6m2
9.GD.25	Wenkite	(Ba,K)₄(Ca,Na)₆[(Si,Al)₂₀O₃₉(OH)₂](SO₄)₃ · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
9.GD.30	Faujasite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
9.GD.30	Faujasite-Mg	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
9.GD.30	Faujasite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
9.GD.35	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O	Orth.
9.GD.40	Dachiardite-K	K₄(Si₂₀Al₄O₄₈) · 13H₂O	Mon.
9.GD.40	Dachiardite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,K₂)₅Al₁₀Si₃₈O₉₆ · 25H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.GD.40	Dachiardite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₅Al₁₀Si₃₈O₉₆ · 25H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.GD.45	Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon.
9.GD.50	Ferrierite-K	(K,Na)₅(Si₃₁Al₅)O₇₂ · 18H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Immm
9.GD.50	Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
9.GD.50	Ferrierite-Na	(Na,K)₅(Si₃₁Al₅)O₇₂ · 18H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
9.GD.50	Ferrierite-NH4	(NH₄,Mg_0.5)₅(Al₅Si₃₁O₇₂) · 22H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Immm
9.GD.55	Bikitaite	LiAlSi₂O₆ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1

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Peacor, D. R., Dunn, P. J., Simmons, W. B., Wicks, F. J., Raudsepp, M. (1988) Maricopaite, a new hydrated Ca-Pb, zeolite-like silicate from Arizona. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26. 309-313

Jambor, John L., Vanko, David A. (1989) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 74 (7-8) 946-951

Rouse, Roland C., Peacor, Donald R. (1994) Maricopaite, an unusual lead calcium zeolite with an interrupted mordenite-like framework and intrachannel Pb4, tetrahedral clusters. American Mineralogist, 79 (1-2) 175-184

Coombs, Douglas S., Alberti, Alberto, Armbruster, Thomas, Artioli, Gilberto, Colella, Carmine, Galli, Ermanno, Grice, Joel D., Liebau, Friedrich, Mandarino, Joseph A., Minato, Hideo, et al. (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals; report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35 (6). 1571-1606

(2001) Maricopaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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USA (TL)

Arizona

Maricopa County

Osborn Mining District

Hummingbird Springs

ⓘ Moon Anchor Mine (TL)

Peacor et al. (1988) +1 other reference

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