Hidalgoite Mineral Data

General Hidalgoite Information

Chemical Formula:

PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 625.17 gm

Aluminum 12.95 % Al 24.46 % Al₂O₃

Arsenic 11.98 % As 18.38 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.97 % H 8.64 % H₂O

Lead 33.14 % Pb 35.70 % PbO

Sulfur 5.13 % S 12.81 % SO₃

Oxygen 35.83 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

PbAl₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆

Environment:

Secondary mineral of the oxide zone of polymetallic sulfide deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953

Locality:

San Pascual mine, nine km northwest of Zimapan, Hidalgo, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Hidalgoite + Pronunciation

Hidalgoite Image

Images:

Hidalgoite

Comments: White to light gray crystalline druze of hidalgoite.
Location: Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 3 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Hidalgoite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.41335

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.04, c = 16.99, Z = 3; V = 729.24 Den(Calc)= 4.27

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.981(1), 3.51(0.9), 5.73(0.9),

Physical Properties of Hidalgoite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Gray white, White, Light green, Light gray.

Density:

3.96

Diaphaneity:

Translucent to Subopaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Earthy (Dull)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Hidalgoite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.072 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.167,KPDmeas= 0.1801,KC= 0.18
Ncalc = 1.71 - 1.77

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (?), b=1.713.

Calculated Properties of Hidalgoite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.65 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Hidalgoite =3.96 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93

Photoelectric:

PE_Hidalgoite= 561.40 barns/electron
U=PE_Hidalgoite x rElectron Density=2,048.30 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Hidalgoite Classification

Dana Class:

43.04.01.03 (43)Compound Phosphates, etc.

(43.04)(Anhydrous Compound Anions With Hydroxyl or Halogen)

(43.04.01)Beudantite Group

43.04.01.01 Beudantite PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

43.04.01.02 Corkite PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3m

43.04.01.03 Hidalgoite PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

43.04.01.04 Orpheite PbAl3(PO4,SO4)2(OH)6(?) R 3m 3 2/m

43.04.01.05 Hinsdalite (Pb,Sr)Al3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

43.04.01.06 Svanbergite SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

43.04.01.07 Kemmlitzite (Sr,Ce)Al3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

43.04.01.08 Woodhouseite CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

43.04.01.09 Weilerite BaAl3H[(As,P)O4]2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

43.04.01.10 Gallobeudantite! PbGa3[(AsO4),(SO4)]2(OH)6 R 3m 3m

Strunz Class:

08.BL.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BL -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1

08.BL.05 Beudantite PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

08.BL.05 Corkite PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3m

08.BL.05 Hidalgoite PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

08.BL.05 Gallobeudantite! PbGa3[(AsO4),(SO4)]2(OH)6 R 3m 3m

08.BL.05 Hinsdalite (Pb,Sr)Al3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

08.BL.05 Kemmlitzite (Sr,Ce)Al3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

08.BL.05 Orpheite PbAl3(PO4,SO4)2(OH)6(?) R 3m 3 2/m

08.BL.05 Woodhouseite CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

08.BL.05 Weilerite BaAl3H[(As,P)O4]2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

08.BL.05 Svanbergite SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

Other Hidalgoite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Hidalgoite :
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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Dana No: 43.04.01.03 Strunz No: 08.BL.05
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