Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type MAZ
Reference Material
  Material Name: Mazzite    
 
Chemical Formula:
 
|(Na2,K2,Ca,Mg)5 (H2O)28 | [Al10Si26O72]-MAZ
 
   
Unit Cell:§
 
hexagonal

 P 63/m m c (# 194)
    a' = 18.3920 Å b' = 18.3920 Å c' = 7.6460 Å  
    α' = 90.000° β' = 90.000° γ' = 120.000°  
   
Framework Density:
 
16.1 T/1000 Å3
 
 
Channels:
 
[001] 12 7.4 x 7.4* | [001] 8 3.9 x 3.9** <-> [001] 8 3.1 x 3.1*
Dimensionality
  Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 1- and 2-dimensional
  Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 1- and 3-dimensional
   
References:
  Galli, E.
  "Mazzite, A Zeolite"
Cryst. Struct. Comm., 3, 339-344 (1974)
Material name:   Mazzite
Chemical formula:   [Al10Si26O72]-MAZ
  § Galli, E.
  "Crystal structure refinement of mazzite"
Rend. Soc. Ital. Mineral. Petrol., 31, 599-612 (1975)
 
 
Name and Code derivation:
    Mazzite
  MAZ
 
 
§ Chemical Formula and Unit Cell taken from the reference marked with this sign
Limiting Rings
 
12-ring viewed along [001]

8-ring viewed normal to [001]

limiting 8-ring along [001]