天然沸石在工业、农业以及环保等不同领域内都有非常广泛的应用。近年来,美国、日本、保加利亚、匈牙利和其它许多国家都发现了大型沸石矿床。苏联也查明了许多产于火山沉积岩中的沸石矿产。沸石与长石、二氧化硅和粘土矿物都是地壳上广泛分布的造岩矿物。但是,沸石在其种类和成因上均优于其它矿物类型。从岩 Natural zeolite has a very wide range of applications in various fields of industry, agriculture and environmental protection. In recent years, large zeolite deposits have been discovered in the United States, Japan, Bulgaria, Hungary and many other countries. The Soviet Union also identified many zeolite minerals produced in volcanic sedimentary rocks. Zeolites and feldspar, silica and clay minerals are widely distributed rock-forming minerals on the crust. However, zeolites are superior to other mineral types in their species and genesis. From the rock