General Hakite Information Chemical Formula: |
(Cu,Hg)3(Sb,As)(Se,S)3 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 606.78 gm |
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Copper 26.18 % Cu |
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Mercury 16.53 % Hg |
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Antimony 16.05 % Sb |
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Arsenic 3.70 % As |
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Selenium 33.83 % Se |
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Sulfur 3.70 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Cu2.5Hg0.5Sb0.8As0.3Se2.6S0.7 |
Environment: |
Epithermal calcite veins. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1971 |
Locality: |
At Bukov and Predborice, Czechoslovakia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Jaroslav Hak, mineralogist, Institute of Ore Research, Kutna Hora, Czechoslovakia. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Hakite |
Synonym: |
ICSD 400652 |
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Hakite Crystallography Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.88, Z = 8; V = 1,287.91 Den(Calc)= 6.26 |
Crystal System: |
Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: I 43m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.14(1), 1.925(0.9), 1.639(0.8), |
| Physical Properties of Hakite Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Gray brown. |
Density: |
6.3 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Habit: |
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes |
Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
Luster: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Hakite RL Color: |
Creamy white to clear brown. |
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| Calculated Properties of Hakite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.42 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Hakite =6.26 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.07 |
Boson Index = 0.93 Photoelectric: |
PEHakite = 367.66 barns/electron |
U=PEHakite x rElectron Density=1,993.62 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Hakite is Not Radioactive | Hakite Classification Dana Class: |
03.03.06.04 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts |
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(03.03)where 3 < z/y < 4 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals |
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(03.03.06)Tetrahedrite Group (Isometric: I-43m) |
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Strunz Class: |
02.GB.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.G - Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites |
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02.GB -Neso-sulfarsenites, etc |
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| Other Hakite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Hakite : |
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 Search for Hakite using: Visit our Advertisers for Hakite : A Bijoux Google Search for HakiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Hakite Cape Minerals Google Search for Hakite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Hakite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Hakite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Hakite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Hakite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Hakite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Hakite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Hakite Ask about Hakite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Hakite Specimen Label here :
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