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Hagendorf South Pegmatite (Cornelia Mine; Hagendorf South Open Cut), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Vohenstrauß, Oberpfälzer Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Formula:
Ca
 
2
[AlF
 
6
]F · H
 
2
O
System:TriclinicColour:Colourless
Lustre:Vitreous
Name:Named in honor of Dr. Carl Hintze (1851-1916), Professor of Mineralogy, Univerity of Breslau, Breslau, Germany, noted for his compilation of the famous Handbuch der Mineralogie.
This page provides mineralogical data about Carlhintzeite.

Classification of Carlhintzeite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/C.03-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.CB.45

3 : HALIDES
C : Complex halides
B : Neso-aluminofluorides
Dana 8th edition ID:11.6.7.1

11 : HALIDE COMPLEXES
6 : Aluminofluorides - Isolated Octahedra
Hey's CIM Ref.:8.6.15

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
6 : Halides of Al
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Type Occurrence of Carlhintzeite

Type Locality:Hagendorf South Pegmatite (Cornelia Mine; Hagendorf South Open Cut), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Vohenstrauß, Oberpfälzer Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Year of Discovery:1979

Physical Properties of Carlhintzeite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Colourless

Crystallography of Carlhintzeite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 9.48Å, b = 6.98Å, c = 9.3Å
α = 91.14°, β = 104.85°, γ = 90°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.358 : 1 : 1.332
Unit Cell Volume:V 594.70 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
4.56 (70)
3.69 (60)
3.48 (100)
2.852 (40)
2.277 (30)
2.242 (30)
1.460 (40)

Optical Data of Carlhintzeite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.411 nβ = 1.416 nγ = 1.422
2V:Measured: 77° , Calculated: 86°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.011

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:r > v

Chemical Properties of Carlhintzeite

Formula:
Ca
 
2
[AlF
 
6
]F · H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, Ca, F, H, O
All elements listed in formula:Al, Ca, F, H, O

Relationship of Carlhintzeite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.CB.05Cryolithionite
Na
 
3
Li
 
3
[AlF
 
6
]
 
2
3.CB.15Cryolite
Na
 
3
[AlF
 
6
]
3.CB.15Elpasolite
NaK
 
2
[AlF
 
6
]
3.CB.15Simmonsite
Na
 
2
Li[AlF
 
6
]
3.CB.20Colquiriite
CaLi[AlF
 
6
]
3.CB.25Weberite
Na
 
2
Mg[AlF
 
6
]F
3.CB.30Karasugite
SrCa[Al(F,OH)
 
7
]
3.CB.35Usovite
Ba
 
2
CaMgAl
 
2
F
 
14
3.CB.40Pachnolite
NaCa[AlF
 
6
] · H
 
2
O
3.CB.40Thomsenolite
NaCa[AlF
 
6
] · H
 
2
O
3.CB.50Yaroslavite
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
F
 
10
(OH)
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
8.6.1Zharchikhite
AlF(OH)
 
2
8.6.2Chloraluminite
AlCl
 
3
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.6.3Cadwaladerite
AlCl(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.6.4Cryolithionite
Na
 
3
Li
 
3
[AlF
 
6
]
 
2
8.6.5Cryolite
Na
 
3
[AlF
 
6
]
8.6.6Chiolite
Na
 
5
Al
 
3
F
 
14
8.6.7Elpasolite
NaK
 
2
[AlF
 
6
]
8.6.8Weberite
Na
 
2
Mg[AlF
 
6
]F
8.6.9Ralstonite
NaMg[Al(F,OH)
 
6
] · H
 
2
O
8.6.10Koenenite
Na
 
4
Mg
 
9
Al
 
4
Cl
 
12
(OH)
 
22
8.6.11 Chlor-manasseite
Mg
 
x
Al(OH)
 
2x+2
Cl · (x-0.8)H
 
2
O x about 1.75
8.6.12Gearksutite
Ca[Al(F,OH)
 
5
(H
 
2
O)]
8.6.13Prosopite
CaAl
 
2
(F,OH)
 
8
8.6.14Yaroslavite
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
F
 
10
(OH)
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.6.16Colquiriite
CaLi[AlF
 
6
]
8.6.17Thomsenolite
NaCa[AlF
 
6
] · H
 
2
O
8.6.18Pachnolite
NaCa[AlF
 
6
] · H
 
2
O
8.6.19Zirklerite
(Fe,Mg,Ca)
 
9
Al
 
4
Cl
 
18
(OH)
 
12
 · 14H
 
2
O (?)

Other Names for Carlhintzeite

Synonyms:
IMA1978-031
Other Languages:
German:Carlhintzeit
Spanish:Carlhintzeita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Carlhintzeite

Reference List:

- +
American Mineralogist: 65: 205-206.

Canadian Mineralogist: 17: 103-105.

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    • Localities for Carlhintzeite

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    Argentina
     
    • Córdoba
      • Punilla Department
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    Brazil
     
    • Paraíba
      • Borborema mineral province
        • Pedra Lavrada
    		R. Wegner, H. Pöllmann, T. Witzke, & W. Schuckmann (1998): Colquiriite, carlhintzeite, ralstonite and pachnolite from Serra Branca-Pegmatite/Brazil.- Proceedings 17th General Meeting, IMA, August 1998, Toronto, A151
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Upper Palatinate
        • Oberpfälzer Wald
          • Vohenstrauß
            • Pleystein
    		Dill, H.G., Weber, B. (2009), Pleystein-City on Pegmatite, 4th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites, Recife, Brazil.
            • Waidhaus
              • Hagendorf
    		[Can.Min.(1979) 17, 103-105; Nickel & Nichols, 1991, p34 - "Mineral Reference Manual"]
    Italy
     
    • Sardinia
      • Carbonia-Iglesias Province
        • Domusnovas
    		Bortolozzi, G., Ciriotti, M. E., Galli, E., & Bonacina, E. (2007). Carlhintzeite e cowlesite della Sardegna: primi ritrovamenti italiani. Micro (UK report), 1/2007, 33-38.
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