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Hauckite Mineral Data |
General Hauckite Information |
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(Mg,Mn++)24Zn18Fe+++3(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81 (?) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 3,993.55 gm | ||
Magnesium 10.95 % Mg 18.17 % MgO | |||
Manganese 8.25 % Mn 10.66 % MnO | |||
Zinc 29.47 % Zn 36.68 % ZnO | |||
Iron 4.20 % Fe 6.00 % Fe2O3 | |||
Hydrogen 2.04 % H 18.27 % H2O | |||
Carbon 0.60 % C 2.20 % CO2 | |||
Sulfur 3.21 % S 8.02 % SO3 | |||
Oxygen 41.27 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Mg18Mn2+6Zn18Fe3+3(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81 | ||
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Secondary mineral associated with phlogopite and mooreite on a calcite-serpentine matrix. | ||
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Approved IMA 1980 | ||
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Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, NJ, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named in 1980 for Richard Hauck, (1935-), New Jersey mineral collector. | ||
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Hauckite Image | |||
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Hauckite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:3.29443 | ||
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a = 9.17, c = 30.21, Z = 1; V = 2,199.99 Den(Calc)= 3.01 | ||
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Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6/mmm | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.96(1), 7.8(0.9), 4.57(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Hauckite |
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{0001} Perfect | ||
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Bright orange, Light yellow. | ||
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3.02 - 3.1, Average = 3.06 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
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Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). | ||
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2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite | ||
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Non-fluorescent. | ||
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Vitreous - Pearly | ||
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light yellow | ||
Optical Properties of Hauckite |
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golden brown. | ||
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pale yellow. | ||
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CI meas= 0.037 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.021 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2106,KPDmeas= 0.2072,KC= 0.2151 Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.67 |
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Uniaxial (+), w=1.63, e=1.638, bire=0.0080. | ||
Calculated Properties of Hauckite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.96 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Hauckite =3.01 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.02 Boson Index = 0.98 |
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PEHauckite = 18.14 barns/electron U=PEHauckite x rElectron Density= 53.73 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Hauckite is Not Radioactive |
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Hauckite Classification |
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32.03.04.01 (32)Compound Sulfates | ||
(32.03)(anhydrous) with poly-anionic formula | |||
(32.03.04)Dana Group | |||
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07.BB.10 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) | ||
07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O | |||
07.BB -With medium-sized cations | |||
Other Hauckite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
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Links to other databases for Hauckite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 6 - GeoScienceWorld 7 - Google Images 8 - Google Scholar 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - MinDAT 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - Online Mineral Museum 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info Search for Hauckite using: Visit our Advertisers for Hauckite : Ask about Hauckite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Hauckite Specimen Label here :
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