Mineral: PAULINGITE-Ca
Locality: Vinařická Hora,Vinařice, Kladno District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Dimension (mm): 57 x 38 x 33 mm
Weight (gr): 62 gram

Description / Notes: Paulinite-Ca usually forms colorless to yellowish dodecahedral crystals up to 2 mm in size, glassy to diamond-like luster. It occurs in the cavities of basalts.

• Formula:(Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)₁₀ (Si, Al)₄₂O₈₄ · 34H₂O
• Colour:Colorless, pale yellow
• Lustre:Vitreous
• Hardness:5
• Specific Gravity:2.085
• Crystal System:Isometric
• Member of:Paulingite Subgroup > Zeolite Group
• Name:Named after Linus Carl Pauling (28 February 1901, Portland, Oregon, USA – 19 August 1994, Big Sur, California), professor of chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, "in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the understanding of the complex structures of silicate minerals and other compounds." He was one of the most important scientists of all time, published more than 1200 papers and books, and was awarded numerous awards including the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1962 Nobel Peace Prize, and 1967 Roebling Medal.
• Type Locality:Three Mile Creek, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
• IMA Status: 1998

Further information in mineralogy databases

• Paulingite-Ca: Mineral information, data and localities. (mindat.org)
• Paulingite-Ca Mineral Data (webmineral.com)