Abhijit M, Suresh Kumar. B. V
Department of Studies in Earth Science, University of Mysore Manasagangothri, Mysore, India.
Synthesis and Characterization of Calcium Zeolite-Cowlesite.
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Abstract
Cowlesite is a Calcium Aluminum silicate CaAl2Si3O106H2O which formed under the hydrothermal conditions of low temperature (1800C) and pressure (1.013250bar). Cowlesite minerals are known for their peculiar occurrence. Synthesis of Cowlesite mineral was carried by suitable stoichiometric composition. Hydrothermal synthesized Cowlesite mineral was characterized by XRD, SEM, and EDAX. It crystallized in the orthorhombic system and a lattice parameter a=23.22Å, b=30.58Å, c=25.01Å, Volume of Unit cell=17758.79Å3, α=β=γ=900. EDAX results show the elemental concentration of raw material which was used.