Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type WEI
Reference Material
  Material Name: Weinebeneite    
 
Chemical Formula:
 
|Ca4 (H2O)16 | [Be12P8H8O40]-WEI
 
   
Unit Cell:
 
monoclinic

 C 1 c 1 (# 9)
    a' = 11.8970 Å b' = 9.7070 Å c' = 9.6330 Å  
    α' = 90.000° β' = 95.760° γ' = 90.000°  
   
Framework Density:
 
18.1 T/1000 Å3
 
 
Channels:
 
[001] 10 3.1 x 5.4* <-> [100] 8 3.3 x 5.0*
Dimensionality
  Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 0-dimensional
  Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 3-dimensional
   
References:
  Walter, F.
  "Weinebeneite, CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O, a New Mineral Species - Mineral Data and Crystal Structure"
Eur. J. Mineral., 4, 1275-1283 (1992)
 
 
Name and Code derivation:
    Weinebeneite
  WEI
Limiting Rings
 
10-ring viewed along [001]

8-ring viewed along [100]