Hendricksite Mineral Data

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General Hendricksite Information

Chemical Formula:

K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 493.25 gm

Potassium 7.13 % K 8.59 % K₂O

Magnesium 2.46 % Mg 4.09 % MgO

Manganese 10.02 % Mn 12.94 % MnO

Aluminum 7.11 % Al 13.44 % Al₂O₃

Zinc 18.56 % Zn 23.10 % ZnO

Silicon 15.37 % Si 32.89 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.41 % H 3.65 % H₂O

Oxygen 38.92 % O

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100.00 % 98.70 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

K_0.9Zn_1.4Mn²⁺_0.9Mg_0.5Si_2.7Al_1.3O₁₀(OH)₂

Environment:

Restricted to lens or sheet like skarn bodies in a metamorphosed zinc deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1966

Locality:

Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Dr. Sterling B. Hendricks (1902-?), American crystallographer and chemist, a student of micas.

Name Pronunciation:

Hendricksite + Pronunciation

Hendricksite Image

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Hendricksite Celsian

Comments: Gray massive celsian with dark red hendricksite.
Location: Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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Hendricksite

Comments: Reddish black hendricksite crystal in cream-colored willemite.
Location: 'Mill Site', Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Hendricksite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5606:1:1.0746

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.34, b = 9.524, c = 10.235, Z = 2; beta = 100.07° V = 512.51 Den(Calc)= 3.20

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 10.2(1), 3.398(0.6), 5.094(0.36),

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Robert J L , Gasperin M , Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen , 34 (1985) p.1-14, Crystal structure refinement of hendricksite, a Zn- and Mn-rich trioctahedral, potassium mica: a contribution to the crystal chemistry of zinc-bearing minerals, Locality: Franklin Furnace, New Jersey, USA, Note: polytype 1M

Physical Properties of Hendricksite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Copper brown, Red, Reddish black.

Density:

2.86 - 3.43, Average = 3.14

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Habit:

Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Habit:

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

Habit:

Foliated - Two dimensional platy forms.

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Streak:

red brown

Optical Properties of Hendricksite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.063 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.044 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2043,KPDmeas= 0.2079,KC= 0.1957
Ncalc = 1.56 - 1.67

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.598-1.624, b=1.658-1.686, g=1.66-1.697, bire=0.0620-0.0730, 2V(Calc)=20-44, 2V(Meas)=2-5. Dispersion r < v slight.

Pleochroism (x):

pale yellow.

Pleochroism (y):

light chestnut brown.

Pleochroism (z):

light chestnut brown.

Calculated Properties of Hendricksite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.12 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Hendricksite =3.20 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Hendricksite= 13.25 barns/electron
U=PE_Hendricksite x r_electron= 41.31 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 100.31 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Hendricksite per GRapi unit = 1.00 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Hendricksite - barely detectable

Hendricksite Classification

Dana Class:

71.02.02b.06 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.02)with 2:1 Layers

(71.02.02b)Mica Group (Biotite subgroup)

71.02.02b.01 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.01a Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

71.02.02b.01b Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.01c Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.02 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.03 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.03a Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.04 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.05 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.05a Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

71.02.02b.06 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.07 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

71.02.02b.08 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.08a Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.08b Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

71.02.02b.09 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.10 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.11 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.12 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.13 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.14 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.15 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.16 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02b.18 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.EC.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

09.EC.20 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.20 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

09.EC.20 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

09.EC.20 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

09.EC.20 Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

09.EC.20 Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m

09.EC.20 Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Hendricksite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Hendricksite :
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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Hendricksite

K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2
Dana No: 71.02.02b.06 Strunz No: 09.EC.20
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