The hydrothermal treatment of glasses of the composition 5 Na2O:4 CaO:
9 Al2O3:22 SiO2 at 1 kbar pressure in a temperature range between 80 d
egrees C and 200 degrees C leads to the formation of the zeolite miner
al gonnardite (NAT) with orthorhombic symmetry (a = 13.35 Angstrom, b
= 13.35 Angstrom, and c = 6.65 Angstrom). The formation of the mineral
phase under these equilibrium conditions is restricted to the tempera
ture interval between 80 degrees C and 150 degrees C. (C) Elsevier Sci
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