Herzenbergite Mineral Data

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General Herzenbergite Information

Chemical Formula:

SnS

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 150.78 gm

Tin 78.73 % Sn

Sulfur 21.27 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

SnS

Environment:

Of hydrothermal origin, later than the deposition of cassiterite.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1934

Locality:

In the Maria-Teresa mine, near Huari, between Oruro and Uyuni, Bolivia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Robert Herzenberg (1885-?), German chemist of Oruro, Bolivia.

Name Pronunciation:

Herzenbergite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 24376

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Herzenbergite Image

Images:

Herzenbergite

Comments: B&W polished section images. (C) Herzenbergite (h) and columbite (cb), with remnants of primary cassiterite (c), replaced(?) by varlamoffite (v). (D) Replacement of cassiterite by herzenbergite with euhedral herzenbergite crystals and gangue (g).
Location: Dykes in three granite pegmatite fields in north-central Sweden. (MinMag, v57:388). Scale: Picture Width 0.4 mm.
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Herzenbergite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.3872:1:0.3559

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.33, b = 11.18, c = 3.98, Z = 4; V = 192.67 Den(Calc)= 5.20

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.793(1), 1.399(0.7), 2.831(0.25),

Crystal Structure:

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Schnering H G , Wiedemeier H , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 156 (1981) p.143-150, The high temperature structure of beta-SnS and beta-SnSe, and the B16-to-B33 type gamma-transition path, Sample: T = 905 K, Locality: synthetic

Physical Properties of Herzenbergite

Cleavage:

{010} Good

Color:

Gray, Black.

Density:

5.197

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

brown black

Optical Properties of Herzenbergite

RL Anisotrophism:

Intense in oil, with yellow to red colors.

RL Color:

White, with internal reflections in dark red-brown.

RL Pleochroism:

Very low, light to darker blue-white.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Herzenbergite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	45.90	52.90
420 nm	45.60	53.60
440 nm	45.20	53.80
460 nm	44.60	53.20
480 nm	44.00	52.20
500 nm	43.70	51.20
520 nm	43.60	50.60
540 nm	43.20	49.90
560 nm	42.30	48.80
580 nm	41.40	47.60
600 nm	40.70	46.60
620 nm	40.30	45.80
640 nm	40.00	45.00
660 nm	39.90	44.20
680 nm	39.60	43.70
700 nm	39.30	43.10

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Herzenbergite in Air**
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Calculated Properties of Herzenbergite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.55 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Herzenbergite =5.20 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.13
Boson Index = 0.87

Photoelectric:

PE_{Herzenbergite}= 248.86 barns/electron
U=PE_{Herzenbergite} x rElectron Density=1,132.91 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Herzenbergite Classification

Dana Class:

02.08.23.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

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

(02.08.23)Dana Group

02.08.23.01 Herzenbergite SnS Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

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

02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)

02.CD -With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.

02.CD.05 Herzenbergite SnS Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.CD.05 Teallite PbSnS2 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Herzenbergite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Herzenbergite :
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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Herzenbergite

SnS
Dana No: 02.08.23.01 Strunz No: 02.CD.05
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