Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type GIU
Reference Material
  Material Name: Giuseppettite    
 
Chemical Formula:
 
|Na42K16Ca6 (SO4)10Cl2 (H2O)5 | [Si48Al48O192]-GIU
   
Unit Cell:
 
trigonal

 P 3 1 c (# 159)
    a' = 12.8560 Å b' = 12.8560 Å c' = 42.2560 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:
  Bonaccorsi, E.
  "The crystal structure of giuseppettite, the 16-layer member of the cancrinite-sodalite group"
Microporous Mesoporous Mat., 73, 129-136 (2004)
 
 
Name and Code derivation:
    Giuseppettite
  GIU