Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type BCT
Reference Material
  Material Name: Mg-BCTT    
 
Chemical Formula:		  
|K4.56 | [Mg2.28Si5.72O16]-BCT		  
   
Unit Cell: 		 
tetragonal
 I 4 m m (# 107)
    a' = 8.9570 Å b' = 8.9570 Å c' = 5.2810 Å  
    α' = 90.000° β' = 90.000° γ' = 90.000°  
   
Framework Density: 		 
18.9 T/1000 Å3
 
  
Channels: 		 
[001] 8 2.4 x 2.4*
Dimensionality
  Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 0-dimensional
  Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 1-dimensional
   
References:
  Dollase, W.A. and Ross, C.R.
  "Crystal structures of body-centered tetragonal tectosilicates: K1.14Mg0.57Si1.43O4, K1.10Zn0.55Si1.45O4, and K1.11Fe1.11Si0.89O4"
Am. Mineral., 78, 627-632 (1993)
 
  
Name and Code derivation:
    Mg-Body Centered Tetragonal Tectosilicate
  Mg-BCTTectosilicate
  BCT
Limiting Rings
 
8-ring viewd along [001]


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