Unique Identifiers

IMA Formula:

Pb₂(Si₄Al)O₁₁(OH)🗐

Approval year:

2010

Classification of Rongibbsite

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H₂O; zeolite family
F : Other Rare Zeolites

Mineral Symbols

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

5 onMohs scale

Comment:

~5

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
on {100}

Parting:

No parting observed

Density:

4.43 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of Rongibbsite

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Dispersion:

strong r >v

Chemistry of Rongibbsite

Crystallography of Rongibbsite

General Appearance of Type Material:

Elongated blades

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Part of the co-type sample has been deposited at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum (catalog no. 19292) and the RRUFF Project (deposition no. R100031).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Quartz vein in a Proterozoic gneiss

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Creaseyite

Fornacite

Mimetite

Murdochite

Wickenburgite

Synonyms of Rongibbsite

Other Language Names for Rongibbsite

Relationship of Rongibbsite to other Species

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/b
Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 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	M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Ferrierite Subgroup	Name used for unanalysed specimens that could be eitherferrierite-K,ferrierite-Mg, ...
Ferrochiavennite	Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2] · 2H2O	Mon. 2/m :P21/b
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 intoGmelinite-Ca,Gmelinite-Na andGmelinite-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[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hsianghualite	Ca3Li2(Be3Si3O12)F2	Iso. 432 :I4132
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/b
Lithosite	K6Al4Si8O25 · 2H2O	Mon.
Loomisite	Ba[Be2P2O8] · H2O	Mon.m
Lovdarite	K2Na6Be4Si14O36 · 9H2O	Orth.mm2
Maricopaite	Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2O	Orth.
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 theZeolite 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	(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32]. 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
Stilbite Subgroup	M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Terranovaite	(Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160 · 29H2O	Orth.
Thomsonite Subgroup	The large majority of "thomsonite" isthomsonite-Ca.
Thornasite	(Na,K)12Th3[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(Al12.8Si51.2)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/m
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

Common AssociatesOrth.9.GF.10GottardiiteNa₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂ · 93H₂OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Cmca9.GF.15LovdariteK₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆ · 9H₂OOrth.mm29.GF.20GaultiteNa₄Zn₂Si₇O₁₈ · 5H₂OOrth.mm2 :Fdd29.GF.25FerrochiavenniteCa_1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)₅Be₂O₁₃(OH)₂] · 2H₂OMon. 2/m :P2₁/b9.GF.25ChiavenniteCaMnBe₂Si₅O₁₃(OH)₂ · 2H₂OMon. 2/m :P2₁/b9.GF.30Tschernichite(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂OTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) :P4/mmm9.GF.35MutinaiteNa₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂ · 60H₂OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma9.GF.40TschörtneriteCa₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₄(OH)₈ · nH₂OIso.m3m(4/m32/m) :Fm3m9.GF.50Thornasite(Na,K)₁₂Th₃[Si₈O₁₉]₄ · 18H₂OTrig. 3m :R3m9.GF.55DirenzoiteNaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀) · 36H₂OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pmmn9.GF.60MeieriteBa₄₄Si₆₆Al₃₀O₁₉₂Cl₂₅(OH)₃₃Iso.m3m(4/m32/m) :Im3m

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References for RongibbsiteⓘUnnamed prospect (TL)Williams et al. (2011)+1 other reference

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