Mineralogy And Geology Of Natural Zeolites (reviews In Mineralogy & Geochemistry)

Volume 4 of Reviews in Mineralogy was prepared to serve as notes for a short course on the Mineralogy and Geology of Natural Zeolites held in Seattle, Washington, November 4-6, 1977. The title of the short course reads Natural Zeolites; however, the subject matter treated in the course and reviewed here deals primarily with those zeolites that occur in sedimentary rocks and which have formed by authigenic or burial diagenetic processes. Unfortunately, only limited coverage has been given to the classical occurrences of zeolites--the megascopic crystals in the vugs and cavities of basalts and other basic igneous rocks. Our only justification is that since the late 1950s, almost all major efforts on zeolites have been directed towards the "sedimentary" occurrences, and it is these occurrences of zeolites in sedimentary rocks that are still unfamiliar to many geologists and mineralogists. It is our intention that this short course and these notes will play a small role in alleviating this unfamiliarity. Preface and Acknowledgments Copyright Additional Copies Table of Contents Recommended References Chapter 1. NATURAL ZEOLITES Chapter 2. CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL ZEOLITES Chapter 3. GEOLOGY OF ZEOLITES IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Chapter 4. ZEOLITES IN CLOSED HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS Chapter 5. ZEOLITES IN OPEN HYDR0L0GIC SYSTEMS Chapter 6. ZEOLITES IN LOW-GRADE METAMORPHIC GRADES Chapter 7. ZEOLITES IN DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS Chapter 8. COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES OF NATURAL ZEOLITES Chapter 9. UTILIZATION OF NATURAL ZEOLITES Appendix I. REPRESENTATIONS AND MODELS OF ZEOLITE CRYSTAL STRUCTURES Appendix II. CRYSTAL STRUCTURE DATA FOR IMPORTANT ZEOLITES Tables: 1-22 Frederick A. Mumpton, Editor ; The Authors, James R. Boles ... [et. Al.]. This Volume ... Was Originally Published In 1977 In Conjunction With A Short Course Sponsored By M.s.a. And Convened By F.a. Mumpton ... This Is Its Second Printing In A Slightly Revised And Updated Version--foreword. Includes Bibliographies.