IONIC SUBSTITUTIONS IN NATURAL MESOLITES

Abstract

Chemical analyses of mesolites confirmed that cationic substitutions took place in wider ranges than those hitherto advocated by Foster (1965) as Ca=2.5-1.6, Na=5.7-1.0 (0=30). This is further verified by the relatively larger cation-exchange capacity of mesolite determined by Harada, Hara and Nakao (1968).