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Hemimorphite (Hemimorphit)

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Hemimorphit
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Hemimorphit

Hagendorf Süd BB. 1,5mm
Collection: Andreas W.
Copyright: Ferdl
Contribution: Ferdl 2021-02-09
Locality: Hagendorf-Süd (Grube Cornelia) / Hagendorf / Waidhaus / Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Landkreis / Oberpfalz, Bezirk / Bayern / Deutschland
Hemimorphit
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Hemimorphit

Größe: 2,1 mm, Fundort: Barbara Mine, Sounion, Lavrion, Attika, Griechenland
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2010-12-12
Locality: Barbara Mine / Agia Varvara-Gruben / Sounion, Revier / Lavrion (Laurion), Bergbaudistrikt / Attika (Attikí, Attica) / Griechenland
Hemimorphit
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Größe: 0,7 mm; Fundort: Miniera San Benedetto, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias, Provinz, Sardinien (Sardegna), Region, Italien
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2010-12-29
Locality: Miniera San Benedetto / Iglesias / Sud Sardegna, Provinz / Sardinien (Sardegna), Region / Italien
Hemimorphit
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Hemimorphit (SNr: A027194)

Langtafelige farblose Kristalle, BB = 3,8 mm, Fundort: 79 Mine, Hayden, Gila County, Arizona, USA.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Bebo
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2013-08-28
Locality: Seventy-Nine Mine (79 Mine) / Hayden / Hayden Area / Banner District / Dripping Spring Mts / Gila Co. / Arizona / USA
Hemimorphit
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Runggenbach, Telfer Weißen, Ridnaun, Südtirol, Italien; Bildbreite 2,2 mm
Collection: Pisoni Edi
Copyright: Kainosit
Contribution: Kainosit 2017-04-12
Locality: Runggenbach (Rio dei Ronchi) / Ridnauntal (Val Ridanna) / Eisacktal / Südtirol (Bozen), Provinz / Trentino-Südtirol (Trentino-Alto Adige), Region / Italien
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Hemimorphit

Österreich, Bleiberg, Grube Stefanie, BB 4mm
Collection: Georg Prock
Copyright: Georg Prock
Contribution: Gepro 2020-12-24
Locality: Grube Stefanie / Bleiberg, Revier / Bad Bleiberg / Villach-Land, Bezirk / Kärnten / Österreich

Collectors Summary

Color farblos, weiß, gelb, grau, braun, blau,
Streak color weiß
Lustre Hochglänzend
Hardness (Mohs) 4 - 5
Solubility +++ Säuren, + Alkalien
Crystal System orthorhombisch, Imm2

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Silicium, Zink, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 481.834748 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 20

Info

Empirical formula:

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

0.84

4

20.00

1.0079470

4.0317880
Oxygen

O

33.21

10

50.00

15.9994300

159.9943000
Silicon

Si

11.66

2

10.00

28.0855300

56.1710600
Zinc

Zn

54.30

4

20.00

65.4094000

261.6376000

Anal­y­sis wt%

SiO2 : 25.40, ZnO : 67.05, H2O : 7.47 (Ref: Hintze, Handbuch der Mineralogie, 1904-1974)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

9.BD.10

9: Silikate (Germanate)
B: Gruppensilikate (Sorosilikate)
D: Si2O7 Gruppen mit zusätzlichen Anionen; Kationen in tetrahedraler [4] und/oder anderer Koordination
10:Hemimorphit-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

VIII/C.07-020

VIII: SILIKATE
C: Gruppensilikate
7: Gruppensilikate [Si2O7] 6-, mit tetraederfremden Anionen (O,OH,F)

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

9.BC.200

9: SILICATES
B: Sorosilicates
C: Bertrandite-Hemimorphite-Group

Dana 8th edi­tion

56.01.02.01

56: Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O
01: Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O with cations in [4] coordination

IMA sta­tus

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

farblos, weiß, gelb, grau, braun, blau,

Streak color

weiß

Lus­tre

Hochglänzend

max. Birefrin­gence

0.022
Birefringence chart\! Hemimorphite title=Birefringence chart Hemimorphite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.614

RI value β

1.617

RI value γ / ε

1.636

Ri mean

1.622

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 46°

Optical Data Luminescence

Color LW-UV (365nm)

  

gelblich weiß

Color SW-UV (254nm)

  

blau

LW-UV Other Col­ors

  

weiß

SW-UV Other Col­ors

      

weiß, gelblich weiß, grün

After­glow (Per­sistant Lumi­nes­cence)

keine Daten

Tri­bo­lu­mi­nes­cence

vorhanden

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

mm2

Space Group number

44

Space Group

Imm2

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

8.367

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

10.730

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

5.115

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

0.780

Cell param­e­ters c/b

0.477

Cell param­e­ters α

90°

Cell param­e­ters β

90°

Cell param­e­ters γ

90°

Z

2

Volumne (ų)

459.214

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

6.6(90),
5.36(50),
4.62(40),
3.296(70),
3.288(70),
3.104(100),
2.559(50),
2.400(50)
XRD chart Hemimorphite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hard­ness (Mohs)

4 - 5

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

340 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.3 - 3.5

3.484 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Insta­bil­ity

+++ Säuren, + Alkalien

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Rumänien/Bihor, Kreis/Nucet/Baita Bergbau-Distrikt (Rézbánya, Băița-Bihor)

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Kenngott, 1853

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 2 (1995), 328

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Hemimorphite

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Imm2

9.BD.10

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Bertrandite

Be4Si2O7(OH)2

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Cmc21

VIII/C.07-010

Hemimorphite

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Imm2

VIII/C.07-020

Junitoite

CaZn2Si2O7·H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Ama2

VIII/C.07-030

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Hemimorphite

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Imm2

9.BC.200

Junitoite

CaZn2Si2O7·H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Ama2

9.BC.220

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Bertrandite

Be4Si2O7(OH)2

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Cmc21

 56.01.01.01

Hemimorphite

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Imm2

 56.01.02.01

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Гемиморфит

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Hebrew

המימורפיט

Simplified Chinese

异极矿

Japanese

異極鉱

Alternative Name

Calamina

German

Daviesit

Spanish

Daviesita

English

Daviesite

Electric Calamine

German

Gemeiner Galmei

Spanish

Hemimorphita

Kieselgalmei

Kieselgalmey

German

Kieselzinkerz

German

Kieselzinkspat

Smithsonite (of Brooke and Miller)

Italian

Wagita

English

Wagite

German

Zinkglaserz

Zinkkieselerz

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