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Liottite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Liottite, etc.

Montenero Quarry, Onano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Liottite

Mt Saliette, Valentano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Liottite

Bassano Romano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Liottite, etc.

Montenero Quarry, Onano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Liottite

Mt Saliette, Valentano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Liottite

Bassano Romano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Liottite, etc.

Montenero Quarry, Onano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Liottite

Mt Saliette, Valentano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

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About LiottiteHide

Luciano Liotti

Formula:

(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄

Colour:

Colourless

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.56

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Cancrinite Group > Feldspathoid Group

Name:

Named in 1977 by S. Merlino and P. Orlandi in honor of Luciano Liotti (1932 - 2006), a mineral collector who donated the material in which liottite was first found.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Case Collina, Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

This page provides mineralogical data about Liottite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2411

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2411:8

Similar NamesHide

Latite	A rock classification type
Lautite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	CuAsS
Leiteite	A valid IMA mineral species	Zn(As₂O₄)
Leyteite	A variety of 'Bitumen' ['Petroleum']
Lutite	A synonym of 'Mudstone'

IMA Classification of LiottiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Na₁₆Ca₈Si₁₈Al₁₈O₇₂(S⁶⁺O₄)₅Cl₄

Approval year:

1975

First published:

1977

Type description reference:

Merlino, Stefano, Orlandi, Paolo (1977) Liottite, a new mineral in the cancrinite-davyne group. American Mineralogist, 62 (3-4) 321-326

Classification of LiottiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.FB.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H₂O
B : Tektosilicates with additional anions

Dana 8th ed.:

76.2.5.9

76 : TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
2 : Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species

Hey's CIM Ref.:

17.10.5

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
10 : Silicates with sulphate, molybdate or tungstate

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
Lio	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 LiottiteHide

Colour:

Colourless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Density:

2.56(2) g/cm³ (Measured) 2.61 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Measured in a mixture of bromoform and acetone.

Optical Data of LiottiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.53 n_ε = 1.528

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.002
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:

None to Very Low
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 uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic (convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.

For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.

Thickness: 30 µm

Chemistry of LiottiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	42.619 %
Si	14.637 %
Al	14.062 %
Na	10.650 %
Ca	9.283 %
S	4.642 %
Cl	4.106 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, Ca, Cl, K, Na, O, S, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of LiottiteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6 - Trigonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.870(1) Å, c = 16.096(2) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.251

Unit Cell V:

2,308.90 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

{001}, {100}, {110}, {101}, {102}, {103}, {104}, {203}, {111}, and minor forms {120}, {121}, {112}, {113}.

Comment:

Cell parameters from Ballirano et al. (1996).

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005509	Liottite	Ballirano P, Merlino S, Bonaccorsi E, Maras A (1996) The crystal structure of liottite, a six-layer member of the cancrinite group The Canadian Mineralogist 34 1021-1030		1996		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 The crystal structure of liottite, a six-layer member of the cancrinite group
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.084
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Si1   0.99540   0.74370   0.00000   1.00000   0.00770
Al1   0.33390   0.40880   0.83304   1.00000   0.00810
Si2   0.67182   0.08217   0.66374   1.00000   0.00750
Al2   0.33640   0.40970   0.50000   1.00000   0.00710
Si3   0.58517   0.66611   0.83287   1.00000   0.00770
Al3   0.73780   0.74880   0.00000   1.00000   0.00760
Si4   0.58730   0.67000   0.50000   1.00000   0.00720
Al4   0.92820   0.34310   0.66345   1.00000   0.00790
O1   0.87710   0.12580   0.00000   1.00000   0.02500
O2   0.10250   0.87980   0.00000   1.00000   0.02070
O3   0.99430   0.67060   0.91820   1.00000   0.01900
O4   0.66310   0.66980   0.91190   1.00000   0.02030
O5   0.21790   0.78860   0.82530   1.00000   0.02090
O6   0.45010   0.55520   0.83860   1.00000   0.02090
O7   0.34630   0.33100   0.74910   1.00000   0.01790
O8   0.65740   0.65600   0.75430   1.00000   0.01930
O9   0.54640   0.43670   0.65450   1.00000   0.01700
O10   0.79330   0.21050   0.66320   1.00000   0.02660
O11   0.67720   0.00620   0.58560   1.00000   0.01790
O12   0.66590   0.67350   0.57940   1.00000   0.01770
O13   0.21730   0.78360   0.50000   1.00000   0.01970
O14   0.45400   0.55570   0.50000   1.00000   0.01480
Ca1   0.33333   0.66667   0.50000   1.00000   0.01620
Ca2   0.33333   0.66667   0.83300   1.00000   0.01720
Ca3   0.00000   0.00000   0.97830   0.50000   0.02190
Ca4   0.66667   0.33333   0.39150   0.50000   0.01910
Ca5   0.66667   0.33333   0.34360   0.50000   0.02940
K1   0.84630   0.16510   0.50000   1.00000   0.01700
K1a   0.85700   0.14300   0.50000   1.00000   0.01700
K2   0.11250   0.88640   0.66510   1.00000   0.03920
K2a   0.14500   0.85100   0.67500   1.00000   0.03920
K3   0.83640   0.17220   0.83130   1.00000   0.02480
K3a   0.81600   0.19100   0.84700   1.00000   0.02480
K4   0.55430   0.44580   0.00000   1.00000   0.03380
F   0.74760   0.27000   0.50000   0.16700   0.02560
Cl1   0.33333   0.66667   0.00000   1.00000   0.07320
Cl2   0.66667   0.33333   0.50000   0.50000   0.16080
Cl3   0.33333   0.66667   0.33350   1.00000   0.07420
S1   0.00000   0.00000   0.79710   0.50000   0.01720
S1*   0.97700   0.01300   0.78740   0.16700   0.03380
S2   0.03570   0.01700   0.50000   0.33333   0.03480
S3   0.66667   0.33333   0.85680   1.00000   0.04100
OS1a   0.00000   0.00000   0.88600   0.50000   0.10050
OS1b   0.12130   0.05820   0.76760   0.66667   0.07380
OS1c   0.05600   0.09400   0.72300   0.16667   0.11540
OS1d   0.11900   0.05400   0.84500   0.33333   0.08640
OS2a   0.11900   0.05800   0.42600   0.33333   0.06490
OS2b   0.11000   0.05100   0.47900   0.33333   0.13490
OS3a   0.66667   0.33333   0.24090   0.50000   0.03500
OS3b   0.72850   0.45950   0.87890   0.66667   0.03660
OS3c   0.69200   0.29800   0.21100   0.16667   0.09310
OS3d   0.72800   0.28800   0.91300   0.33333   0.12810

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.715 Å	(100)
3.315 Å	(75)
4.84 Å	(36)
2.141 Å	(24)
2.686 Å	(10)
2.471 Å	(10)
1.801 Å	(10)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of LiottiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Case Collina, Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

General Appearance of Type Material:

Flattened hexagonal prisms up to 1 cm in diameter.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 3209.
University of Modena, Modena, Italy.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In cavities of ejected blocks in a pumice deposit.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Andradite	Anorthite	Clintonite	Grossular	Latiumite
Melilite Group	Pyroxene Group	Vesuvianite

Reference:

Merlino, Stefano, Orlandi, Paolo (1977) Liottite, a new mineral in the cancrinite-davyne group. American Mineralogist, 62 (3-4) 321-326

Synonyms of LiottiteHide

IMA1975-036

Other Language Names for LiottiteHide

Dutch:Liottiet

German:Liottit

Spanish:Liottita

Relationship of Liottite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Cancrinite Group > Feldspathoid Group

Other Members of Cancrinite Group:

Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P31c
Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
Davyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x<0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P31c
Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 32 : R32
Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P31c
Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)₂Cl · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
'UM2004-48-SiO:AlClCaNaS'	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)_1.7Cl_1.3
'UM2009-23-SiO:AlCCaClHKNaS'	(Na,Ca)₂₄K₁₀[(Si,Al)₆₀O₁₂₀](SO₄)_5.6Cl_1.5(CO₃)_0.4 · 11H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
Vishnevite	(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

7 photos of Liottite associated with Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
7 photos of Liottite associated with 'Melanite'	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
5 photos of Liottite associated with Andradite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
4 photos of Liottite associated with Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
2 photos of Liottite associated with Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
2 photos of Liottite associated with Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
1 photo of Liottite associated with Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
1 photo of Liottite associated with Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
1 photo of Liottite associated with Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2
1 photo of Liottite associated with Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.FB.	Perchukite-(Y)	PbYAsSi₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.FB.	Åsgruvanite-(Ce)	Ce₁₆Ca₅Al(SiO₄)₆(AsO₃)₈(CO₃)₂Cl₄F₃(OH)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
9.FB.	Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
9.FB.	Wenlanzhangite-(Y)	Y₂V³⁺₂V⁴⁺₂(SiO₄)₂O₄(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Slyudyankaite	Na₂₈Ca₄(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆(S₆)_1/3(CO₂) · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Bolotinaite	(Na₇◻)(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)F · 4H₂O	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.	Sapozhnikovite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(HS)₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.	Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Vishnevite	(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x<0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
9.FB.05	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
9.FB.05	Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.FB.05	Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
9.FB.05	Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)₂Cl · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
9.FB.05	Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 32 : R32
9.FB.05	Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Davyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.10	Haüyne	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Lazurite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Danalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Kamaishilite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Tet.
9.FB.10	Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Genthelvite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Bicchulite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.10	Tsaregorodtsevite	(N(CH₃)₄)(AlSi₅O₁₂)	Orth. 222 : I222
9.FB.10	Vladimirivanovite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,S₃,S₂,Cl)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.FB.10	Tugtupite	(BeAlSi)Na₄(SiO₄)₃Cl	Tet. 4 : I4
9.FB.15	Marialite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Silvialite	(Ca,Na)₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃)	Tet. 4/m : I4/m

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Merlino, Stefano, Orlandi, Paolo (1977) Liottite, a new mineral in the cancrinite-davyne group. American Mineralogist, 62 (3-4) 321-326

Leoni, L., Mellini, M., Merlino, S., Orlandi, P. (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations. Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia: 35: 713-719.

Rinaldi, R., Wenk, H. R. (1979) Stacking variations in cancrinite minerals. Acta Crystallographica Section A: Crystal Physics, Diffraction, Theoretical and General Crystallography, 35 (5). 825-828 doi:10.1107/s0567739479001868

Hassan, I., Grundy, H. D. (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, 40 (1) 6-13 doi:10.1107/s0108768184001683

Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P. R. (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO4-bearing cancrinite-like minerals. American Mineralogist, 81 (7) 1003-1012 doi:10.2138/am-1996-7-822

Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) The crystal structure of liottite, a six-layer member of the cancrinite group. The Canadian Mineralogist, 34 (5) 1021-1030

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

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Campania Metropolitan City of Naples Bacoli ⓘ Torregaveta	www.geocities.com/gmgn/n1_96-4.htm +2 other references
ⓘ Procida Island	Russo (2010)
ⓘ Latera volcanic complex	in the collection of Luigi Mattei
Lazio Metropolitan City of Rome Capital Magliano Romano ⓘ Fosso Attici	Liotti L. and Tealdi E. (1983)
Sacrofano ⓘ Biachella Valley	Chukanov et al. (2022)
Viterbo Province ⓘ Bassano Romano	Stoppani et al. (1982)
Onano ⓘ Montenero Quarry	Cresta et al. (2002)
Valentano ⓘ Mt Saliette	Collected & analyzed by Rossano Carlini
Tuscany Grosseto Province Pitigliano ⓘ Case Collina (TL)	Merlino et al. (1977)

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