A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Gismondite |
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| Description | Gismondite, also known as gismondine, is an alteration product of plagioclase. It belongs to the zeolite group. Gismondite was named after the Italian mineralogist, C. G. Gismondi (1762-1824). Gismondite's chemical formula is Ca2Al4Si4O16ยท9(H2O). |
| Location | Italy. Near Rome. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-28. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1869. |
| Key words | gismondite, gismondine, zeolite, silicate |
| Tech details | 780 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 275 |
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