Material Name:	Afghanite
	Chemical Formula:	|Ca9.8Na22 Cl2(SO4)5.3CO3(H2O)4 | [Al24Si24O96]-AFG
	Unit Cell:§	hexagonal	P 63 m c (# 186)
		a' = 12.7610 Å	b' = 12.7610 Å	c' = 21.4160 Å
		α' = 90.000°	β' = 90.000°	γ' = 120.000°
	Framework Density:	15.9 T/1000 Å3

Channels:

apertures formed by 6-rings only Dimensionality   Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 0-dimensional   Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 0-dimensional

	References:
		Bariand, P., Cesbron, F. and Giraud, R.
			"Une nouvelle espèce minérale: l’afghanite de Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Comparaison avec les minéraux du groupe de la cancrinite"
			Bull. Soc. fr. Minéral. Cristallogr., 91, 34-42 (1968)
			Material name:   Afghanite
			Chemical formula:   [Al24Si24O96]-AFG
	§	Pobedimskaya, E.A., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Terent’eva, L.E. and Sapozhnikov, A.N.
			"Crystal structure of afghanite"
			Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 320, 882-886 (1991)
		Merlino, S. and Mellini, M.
			Zeolite 1976, Program and Abstracts, Tucson, , (1976)
			Material name:   Afghanite
			Chemical formula:   [Al24Si24O96]-AFG
		Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. and Merlino, S.,
			"Crystal structure of afghanite, the eight-layer member of the cancrinite-group: evidence for long-range Si,Al ordering"
			Eur. J. Mineral., 9, 21-30 (1997)
			Material name:   Afghanite
			Chemical formula:   [Al24Si24O96]-AFG

	Name and Code derivation:
		Afghanite   AFG

§	Chemical Formula and Unit Cell taken from the reference marked with this sign