Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type TSC
Reference Material
  Material Name: Tschörtnerite    
 
Chemical Formula:
 
|Ca64(K2,Ca,Sr,Ba)48Cu48 (OH)128 (H2O)x| [Al192Si192O768]-TSC
 
   
Unit Cell:
 
cubic

 F m -3 m (# 225)
    a' = 31.6200 Å b' = 31.6200 Å c' = 31.6200 Å  
    α' = 90.000° β' = 90.000° γ' = 90.000°  
   
Framework Density:
 
12.1 T/1000 Å3
 
 
Channels:
 
<100> 8 4.2 x 4.2*** <-> <110> 8 3.1 x 5.6***
Dimensionality
  Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 3-dimensional
  Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 3-dimensional
   
References:
  Effenberger, H., Giester, G., Krause, W. and Bernhardt, H.J.
  "Tschörtnerite, a copper-bearing zeolite from the Bellberg volcano, Eifel, Germany"
Am. Mineral., 83, 607-617 (1998)
 
 
Name and Code derivation:
    Tschörtnerite
  TSC
Limiting Rings
 
8-ring viewed along <100>

8-ring viewed along <110>