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THE natural mineral pollucite is generally formulated as (Cs,Na)2O.Al2O3.4SiO2.H2O. It is isostructural with analcite, Na2O.Al2O3.4SiO2.2H2O, both having cubic unit cells. Values of a reported for analcite range from 13.65 A. to 13.67 A. 1, and for pollucite from 13.65 A. to 13.69 A. 2.
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BARRER, R., McCALLUM, N. Intracrystalline Water in Pollucite. Nature 167, 1071 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/1671071a0
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