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Wurtzit auf Pyrit

Bildbreite: 0,8 mm; Fundort: Grube Lengenbach, Binntal, Wallis, Schweiz

Matthias Reinhardt

Contribution: Hg 2012-06-29

Locality: Grube Lengenbach / Fäld (Imfeld, Im Feld) / Binn / Goms, Bezirk / Wallis, Kanton / Schweiz

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Wurtzit

Größe: 3,8 mm; Fundort: Val Pulita, Carrara, Apuanische Alpen, Massa-Carrara-Bezirk, Toskana (Toscana), Italien

Enrico Bonacina

Contribution: Hg 2012-02-09

Locality: Val Pulita / Carrara / Massa-Carrara, Provinz / Toskana (Toscana) / Italien

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Wurtzit auf Sphalerit (SNr: Car-Wurt-2-1-1)

Bildhöhe etwa 1,8 mm; Wurtzit epitaktisch auf Sphalerit aufgewachsen; Fantiscritti, Carrara, Italien

Collection:

Klaus Schäfer

Contribution: Klaus Schäfer 2016-03-06

Locality: Cava di Fantiscritti / Carrara / Massa-Carrara, Provinz / Toskana (Toscana) / Italien

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Wurtzit

Größe: 7 mm; Fundort: Val Pulita, Carrara, Apuanische Alpen, Massa-Carrara-Bezirk, Toskana (Toscana), Italien

Matteo Chinellato

Contribution: Hg 2011-10-13

Locality: Val Pulita / Carrara / Massa-Carrara, Provinz / Toskana (Toscana) / Italien

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Wurtzit

Größe: 9,78 mm; Fundort: Val Pulita, Carrara, , Apuanische Alpen, Massa-Carrara-Bezirk, Toskana (Toscana), Italien

Matteo Chinellato

Contribution: Hg 2010-06-08

Locality: Val Pulita / Carrara / Massa-Carrara, Provinz / Toskana (Toscana) / Italien

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Wurtzit neben Zinkenit

Mina San Francisco, Poopó, Provinz Poopó, Departamento Oruro, Bolivien; Bildbreite ca. 2-3 mm

Collection:

Stefan

Contribution: Stefan 2012-09-30

Locality: Mina San Francisco / Poopó / Poopó, Provinz / Oruro, Departamento / Bolivien

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Collectors Summary

Color

rötlichbraun, schwarz

Hardness (Mohs)

3.50 - 4.00

Solubility

+++ Säuren

Crystal System

hexagonal, P6₃mc

Morphology

büschelig, radialfaserig; gelartig in Schalenblende; pyramidal-kurzsäulige xx selten

Additional information / Summary

Es sind mehrere Polytypen bekannt:

Wurtzit-2H
Wurtzit-4H
Wurtzit-6H
Wurtzit-10H
Wurtzit-15R

Chemism

Chemical formula

(Zn,Fe)S

Chemical composition

Eisen, Zink, Schwefel

Unit weight: 95.08385 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 2

Info

Empirical formula:

(Zn_0.75Fe_0.25)S

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Sulfur	S	33.72	1	50.00	32.0655000	32.0655000
Iron	Fe	14.68	0.25	12.50	55.8452000	13.9613000
Zinc	Zn	51.59	0.75	37.50	65.4094000	49.0570500

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Analysis wt%

Fe : 2.43, Zn : 62.64, Cd : 1.84, Pb : 0.41, S : 32.10 (Ref: Dana, 7th ed. 1)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.CB.45

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
C: Metallsulfide, M : S = 1 : 1 (und ähnliche)
B: mit Zink (Zn), Eisen (Fe), Kupfer (Cu), Silber (Ag), usw.
45:Wurtzit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

II/C.13-010

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
C: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te ~ 1:1

Classification by Hölzel

2.CB.600

2: SULFIDES
C: Sulfides (etc) with Me/S=1/1
B: With Zn,Cu (etc), Coordination Number ~[4] Framework of Cornersharing Tetrahedra: Sphalerite-Germanite-Family
6: Wurtzite-Cubanite Family Wurtzite-Group

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color	rötlichbraun, schwarz
max. Birefringence	0.022
	$Birefringence chart\! Wurtzite title=Birefringence chart Wurtzite$ 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	2.356
RI value γ / ε	2.378
Ri mean	2.363
2V angle	Uniaxial (+)

Optical Data Luminescence

Color LW-UV (365nm)	rot
LW-UV Other Colors	gelb
Most Common Activator	Mn²⁺
Afterglow (Persistant Luminescence)	keine Daten

Crystallography

Crystal System	hexagonal
Class (H-M)	6mm
Space Group number	186
Space Group	P6₃mc
Cell parameters a (Å)	3.820
Cell parameters b (Å)	-
Cell parameters c (Å)	6.260
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	1.639
Cell parameters c/b	-
Cell parameters α	90°
Cell parameters β	90°
Cell parameters γ	120°
Z	2
Volumne (Å³)	79.11
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	3.309(100), 3.128(90), 2.925(80), 2.273(30), 1.911(70), 1.764(50), 1.630(40), 1.599(10)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Morphology	büschelig, radialfaserig; gelartig in Schalenblende; pyramidal-kurzsäulige xx selten

Polytypes

Wurtzite-10H	ZnS	hexagonal	P6₃mc	6mm
Wurtzite-15R	(Zn,Fe)S	trigonal	R3m	3m
Wurtzite-4H	ZnS	hexagonal	P6₃mc	6mmm
Wurtzite-6H	ZnS	hexagonal	P6₃mc	6mmm
Wurtzite-8H	ZnS	hexagonal	P6₃mc	6mmm

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)	3.50 - 4.00
VHN (Hardness Vickers)	160 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)
Density (g/cm³)	4.03 (gemessen)
	3.991 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )
Instability	+++ Säuren

(Co-)Type locality

Bolivien /Oruro, Departamento /Cercado, Provinz /Oruro, Stadt /San José Mine

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Friedel, 1861

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 1 (1990), 579

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

'Matraite' (Var.v. Sphalerite)	ZnS hexagonal	2.CB.45
Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
Rambergite	gamma-MnS hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
Cadmoselite	CdSe hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
Greenockite	CdS hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
'Wurtzite-15R' (Pol.v. Wurtzite)	(Zn,Fe)S trigonal : 3m : R3m	2.CB.45
'Wurtzite-4H' (Pol.v. Wurtzite)	ZnS hexagonal : 6mmm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
'Wurtzite-6H' (Pol.v. Wurtzite)	ZnS hexagonal : 6mmm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
'Wurtzite-8H' (Pol.v. Wurtzite)	ZnS hexagonal : 6mmm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
'Hexastannite'	Cu₃(Sn,Fe)S₄ hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
'Wurtzite-10H' (Pol.v. Wurtzite)	ZnS hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
Buseckite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)S hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.45
Hypercinnabar	HgS hexagonal	2.CB.45

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

Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	II/C.13-010
Buseckite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)S hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	II/C.13-020
Greenockite	CdS hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	II/C.13-030
Cadmoselite	CdSe hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	II/C.13-040
Rambergite	gamma-MnS hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	II/C.13-050

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

Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.600
'Wurtzite-4H' (Pol.v. Wurtzite)	ZnS hexagonal : 6mmm : P6₃mc	2.CB.603
'Wurtzite-8H' (Pol.v. Wurtzite)	ZnS hexagonal : 6mmm : P6₃mc	2.CB.605
'Wurtzite-10H' (Pol.v. Wurtzite)	ZnS hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.607
'Matraite' (Var.v. Sphalerite)	ZnS hexagonal	2.CB.610
Wassonite	TiS trigonal : 3m : R3m	2.CB.620
Rambergite	gamma-MnS hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.630
Buseckite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)S hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.635
Greenockite	CdS hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.640
Cadmoselite	CdSe hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.650
Hypercinnabar	HgS hexagonal	2.CB.670

Varieties

Voltzite

Wurtzit verwachsen mit einem organometallischen Zinkgemenge

Alternative Name

	Buergerite (of Gagarin and Cuomo)
	Buergerite (of Gagarin and Cuomo)
	Erythrozinkit
	Hurlburtite (of Gagarin and Cuomo)
	Spiauterit
	Spiauterite
German	Wurtzit-2H	Polytypname
English	Wurtzite-2H
Traditional Chinese	纖鋅礦
Simplified Chinese	纤锌矿
Japanese	ｳﾙﾂ鉱
Japanese	ｳﾙﾂ鉱-2H

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Symbol

Wur

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