Hauerite Mineral Data

General Hauerite Information

Chemical Formula:

MnS2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 119.07 gm

Manganese 46.14 % Mn

Sulfur 53.86 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺S₂

Environment:

A low temperature mineral commonly associated with solfataric waters and marine salt deposits, in clay deposits rich in sulfer, and from decomposed extrusive rocks.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1846

Locality:

Kalinka Sulfur Works, Banskï¿½ Bystrica (Neusohl), Banskobystricky Kraj, Slovak Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the Austrian geologists, J. R. Hauer (1778-1863) and F. R. Hauer (1822-1899).

Name Pronunciation:

Hauerite

Synonym:

ICSD 36547

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Hauerite Image

Images:

Hauerite Rambergite

Comments: Small black octahedral crystals of hauerite with small brown crystals of rambergite.
Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 0.8 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Hauerite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.1, Z = 4; V = 226.98 Den(Calc)= 3.48

Crystal System:

Isometric - Diploidal H-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: P a3

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.07(1), 1.843(0.7), 2.75(0.5),

Physical Properties of Hauerite

Cleavage:

{100} Perfect, {010} Perfect, {001} Perfect

Color:

Blackish gray, Brownish gray, Brownish black.

Density:

3.463

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

reddish brown

Optical Properties of Hauerite

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=2.69.

RL Color:

Grayish white with a very light brownish hue with red internal reflections.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Hauerite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
400 nm	26.20
420 nm	26.20
440 nm	26.20
460 nm	26.00
480 nm	25.90
500 nm	25.60
520 nm	25.20
540 nm	24.80
560 nm	24.30
580 nm	23.80
600 nm	23.20
620 nm	22.80
640 nm	22.50
660 nm	22.20
680 nm	22.00
700 nm	21.90

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Hauerite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	40%	80%	100%	120%	160%	200%	240%	280%	320%	360%	380%
R

Calculated Properties of Hauerite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.33 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Hauerite =3.48 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0040395549
Boson Index = 0.9959604451

Photoelectric:

PE_Hauerite= 14.85 barns/electron
U=PE_Hauerite x rElectron Density= 49.49 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Hauerite is Not Radioactive

Hauerite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.01.09 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.01)Pyrite Group (Isometric: Pa3)

02.12.01.01 Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.02 Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.03 Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.04 Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.05 Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.06 Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.07 Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.08 Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.09 Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.10 Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.11 Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.12 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.13 Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.14 Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.15 Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.16 Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.17 Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.18 Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 P a3 2/m 3

02.12.01.19 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

Strunz Class:

02.EB.05a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S ï¿½ 1:2

02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

02.EB.05a Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.05a Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3

Other Hauerite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Hauerite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Hauerite

MnS2
Dana No: 02.12.01.09 Strunz No: 02.EB.05a
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