General Hubnerite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
MnWO4 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 302.79 gm |
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Manganese 18.14 % Mn 23.43 % MnO |
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Tungsten 60.72 % W 76.57 % WO3 |
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Oxygen 21.14 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+(WO4) |
Environment: |
Typical of high-temperature hydrothermal vein deposits and pneumatolytically altered granites yielding greisen, granite pegmatites and alluvial deposits. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1865 |
Locality: |
Erie and Enterprise veins, Ellsworth (Mammoth) district, Nye County, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
After the German mineralogist, Adolph Huebner. |
Synonym: |
Huebnerite |
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Hubnerite
Comments: Sharp, dark tabular crystals of h?bnerite with pyrite.
Location: Cavnic, Romania.
Scale: Crystal size 2 cm.
© John Attard |
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Hubnerite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.8408:1:0.8685 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.86, b = 5.78, c = 5.02, Z = 2; beta = 90.816° V = 141.00 Den(Calc)= 7.13 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/c |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.996(1), 2.954(0.95), 4.84(0.65), |
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Dachs H , Stoll E , Weitzel H , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 125 (1967) p.120-129, Kristallstruktur und magnetische ordnung des hubnerits, MnWO4, Note: T = 4.2 K, Locality: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
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Physical Properties of Hubnerite
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Cleavage: |
[010] Perfect |
Color: |
Brown, Reddish brown, Brownish black. |
Density: |
7.2 - 7.1, Average = 7.15 |
Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to Translucent |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
Habit: |
Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure. |
Habit: |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. |
Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Hardness: |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
Luster: |
Sub Metallic |
Streak: |
reddish brown |
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Optical Properties of Hubnerite
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Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.019 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1737,KPDmeas= 0.1732,KC= 0.1771 |
Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=2.17-2.2, b=2.22, g=2.3-2.32, bire=0.1200-0.1300, 2V(Calc)=50-80, 2V(Meas)=73. |
Pleochroism (x): |
yellow, green, or red orange. |
Pleochroism (y): |
yellowish brown, greenish yellow, or red orange. |
Pleochroism (z): |
green, brick red, or red. |
RL Anisotrophism: |
Distinct. |
RL Color: |
White to gray with deep blood red internal reflections. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Hubnerite in Air
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| 400 nm |
17.10 |
19.80 |

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| 420 nm |
16.30 |
19.30 |

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| 440 nm |
15.50 |
18.80 |

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| 460 nm |
15.10 |
18.30 |

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| 480 nm |
14.60 |
17.50 |

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| 500 nm |
14.40 |
17.20 |

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| 520 nm |
14.20 |
17.00 |

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| 540 nm |
13.90 |
16.70 |

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| 560 nm |
13.80 |
16.50 |

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| 580 nm |
13.70 |
16.30 |

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| 600 nm |
13.60 |
16.20 |

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| 620 nm |
13.50 |
16.10 |

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| 640 nm |
13.50 |
16.00 |

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| 660 nm |
13.40 |
15.90 |

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| 680 nm |
13.40 |
15.80 |

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| 700 nm |
13.30 |
15.70 |

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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Hubnerite in Air
Relative Intensity |
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640% |
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Calculated Properties of Hubnerite
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Electron Density: |
relectron=6.17 gm/cc note: rHubnerite =7.13 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.0868 Boson Index = 0.9132 |
Photoelectric: |
PEHubnerite = 762.32 barns/electron U=PEHubnerite x relectron=4,703.19 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Hubnerite is Not Radioactive |
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Hubnerite Classification
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Dana Class: |
48.1.1.1 (48)Anhydrous Molybdates and Tungstates |
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(48.1)where A XO4 |
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(48.1.1)Wolframite series |
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48.1.1.0 Wolframite* (Fe,Mn)WO4 P 2/c 2/m |
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48.1.1.1 Hubnerite MnWO4 P 2/c 2/m |
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48.1.1.2 Ferberite FeWO4 P 2/c 2/m |
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48.1.1.3 Sanmartinite (Zn,Fe)WO4 P 2/c 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
IV/D.16-10 IV - Oxides |
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IV/D - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:2 (MO2 and related compounds) |
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IV/D.16 - Wolframite series |
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IV/D.16-10 Hubnerite MnWO4 P 2/c 2/m |
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IV/D.16-20 Ferberite FeWO4 P 2/c 2/m |
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IV/D.16-30 Sanmartinite (Zn,Fe)WO4 P 2/c 2/m |
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IV/D.16-40 Wolframoixiolite* (Fe,Mn,Nb)(Nb,W,Ta)O4 Pc m |
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Other Hubnerite Information
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References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic5) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Hubnerite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 -Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Glendale Community College
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6 -Google Scholar
7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 -MinDAT
9 -MinMax(Deutsch)
10 -MinMax(English)
11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 -QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - WWW-MINCRYST
14 -École des Mines de Paris
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Hubnerite
MnWO4
Dana No: 48.1.1.1 Strunz No: IV/D.16-10
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