Qualitative XRD analysis led to identifying a variety of zeolite species, including analcime, as the dominant zeolytic phase, followed by chabazite, natrolite, thomsonite, wairakite, stilbite, stilbite-Ca, phillip-site and stellerite-Na, thomsonite-Ca, chabazite-Ca and chabazite-Na, with minor stellerite, laumontite, levyne, phillipsite-Na, and gyrolite Other secondary minerals associated with zeolites were celadonite (Fe-rich mica), nontronite (Fe-rich smectite), greigeite (iron sulide mineral), koninckite or bobierrite (phosphates), alunite (sulphate), truscottite (silicate), calcite or dolomite, and quartz Nontronite occurred in most samples.
Structural classification Identified zeolitic phases Heulandite group (C4-C4-T1) stellerite, stilbite, stellerite-Na, Stilbite-Ca Chabazite group (C6) chabazite, levyne, chabazite-Ca, chabazite-Na Analcime group (C4-C4) analcime, wairakite, analcime-Mg Natrolite group (C4-T1) natrolite, thomsonite, thomsonite-Ca Phillipsite group (C4) phillipsite, phillipsite-Na Laumontite group (C8) laumontite
Levyne Series ([Ca.sub.0.5],Na,K)[.sub.6][[Al.sub.6][Si.sub.12][O.sub.36]] x ~17[H.sub.2]O
An erionite-series mineral intimately intergrown with levyne forms lustrous white to gray, silky, asbestiform, radial crystal aggregates to 0.3 mm on meionite at locality 48 (see cowlesite description above).