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Donharrisite

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Clear Creek claim (Clear Creek Mine), Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA
© Knut Eldjarn




Formula:
Ni
 
8
Hg
 
3
S
 
9
System:MonoclinicColour:Brown
Hardness:2
Name:For Canadian mineralogist, Donald C. Harris (b.1936).
This page provides mineralogical data about Donharrisite.

Classification of Donharrisite

IMA status:Approved 1987
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.14-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BD.20

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
D : With Hg, Tl
Dana 8th edition ID:2.6.6.1

2 : SULFIDES
6 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 4:3
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.11.7

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
11 : Sulphides etc. of Ni
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Type Occurrence of Donharrisite

Type Locality:Erasmus adit, Schwarzleo District, Schwarzleograben, Hütten, Leogang, Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria
Year of Discovery:1989
Geological Setting of type material:Faulted dolostone
Associated Minerals at type locality:
CinnabarCinnabarGalenaSphaleriteTennantite
ChalcopyritePolydymitePyrite

Physical Properties of Donharrisite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Brown
Streak:Brownish gray
Hardness (Mohs):2
Hardness (Vickers):VHN5=47 kg/mm2
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Perfect
on {001}
Fracture:Conchoidal
Density (calculated):5.18 g/cm3

Crystallography of Donharrisite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 11.66Å, b = 6.91Å, c = 10.92Å
β = 97.43°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.687 : 1 : 1.58
Unit Cell Volume:V 872.44 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2
Morphology:Mica like flakes.

Optical Data of Donharrisite

Type:Anisotropic
Anisotropism:Distinct in grayish colors
Colour in reflected light:Creamy white with yellowish tint

Chemical Properties of Donharrisite

Formula:
Ni
 
8
Hg
 
3
S
 
9
Essential elements:Hg, Ni, S
All elements listed in formula:Hg, Ni, S

Relationship of Donharrisite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.BD.UM2004-33-S:AgCuHgSe
(Ag,Cu)
 
8
Hg
 
3
(S,Se)
 
7
2.BD.05Imiterite
Ag
 
2
HgS
 
2
2.BD.10Gortdrumite
(Cu,Fe)
 
6
Hg
 
2
S
 
5
2.BD.15Balkanite
Cu
 
9
Ag
 
5
HgS
 
8
2.BD.15Danielsite
(Cu,Ag)
 
14
HgS
 
8
2.BD.25Carlinite
Tl
 
2
S
2.BD.30Bukovite
Tl
 
2
(Cu,Fe)
 
4
Se
 
4
2.BD.30Murunskite
K
 
2
(Cu,Fe)
 
4
S
 
4
2.BD.30Thalcusite
Tl
 
2
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
4
2.BD.35Rohaite
(Tl,Pb,K)
 
2
Cu
 
8.7
Sb
 
2
S
 
4
2.BD.40Chalcothallite
Tl
 
2
(Cu,Fe)
 
6
SbS
 
4
2.BD.45Sabatierite
Cu
 
6
TlSe
 
4
2.BD.50Crookesite
Cu
 
7
(Tl, Ag)Se
 
4
2.BD.55Brodtkorbite
Cu
 
2
HgSe
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
3.11.1Heazlewoodite
Ni
 
3
S
 
2
3.11.2Godlevskite
(Ni,Fe)
 
9
S
 
8
3.11.3Millerite
NiS
3.11.4Polydymite
Ni
2+
 
Ni
3+
2
S
 
4
3.11.5Vaesite
NiS
 
2
3.11.6Shandite
Ni
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
3.11.8Violarite
Fe
2+
 
Ni
3+
2
S
 
4
3.11.9Pentlandite
(Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
3.11.10Bravoite
(Fe,Ni)S
 
2
3.11.11Siegenite
CoNi
 
2
S
 
4
 -NiCo
 
2
S
 
4
3.11.12Fletcherite
Cu(Ni,Co)
 
2
S
 
4
3.11.13Villamaninite
(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S
 
2
3.11.14Mäkinenite
γ-NiSe
3.11.15Sederholmite
beta-NiSe
3.11.16Trüstedtite
Ni
 
3
Se
 
4
3.11.17Wilkmanite
Ni
 
3
Se
 
4
3.11.18Kullerudite
NiSe
 
2
3.11.19Penroseite
(Ni,Co,Cu)Se
 
2
3.11.20Tyrrellite
Cu(Co
3+
 
,Ni
3+
 
)
 
2
Se
 
4
3.11.21Imgreite
NiTe (?)
3.11.22Melonite
NiTe
 
2
3.11.23Kitkaite
NiTeSe
3.11.24Dienerite
3.11.25Orcelite
Ni
 
5-x
As
 
2
3.11.26Maucherite
Ni
 
11
As
 
8
3.11.27Nickeline
NiAs
3.11.28Rammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
3.11.29Pararammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
3.11.30Nickelskutterudite
NiAs
 
2-3
3.11.31Oregonite
Ni
 
2
FeAs
 
2
3.11.32Westerveldite
(Fe,Ni,Co)As
3.11.33Langisite
(Co,Ni)As
3.11.34Gersdorffite
NiAsS
3.11.35Jolliffeite
NiAsSe
3.11.36Breithauptite
NiSb
3.11.38Ullmannite
NiSbS
3.11.39Willyamite
(Co,Ni)SbS

Other Names for Donharrisite

Synonyms:
IMA1987-007
Other Languages:
German:Donharrisit
Spanish:Donharrisita

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 Donharrisite

Reference List:

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American Mineralogist: 75: 706.

Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 257-262.

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    • Localities for Donharrisite

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    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Saalfelden
        • Leogang
          • Hütten
            • Schwarzleograben
              • Schwarzleo District
    		Can.Min.(1989) 75, 257-262
    USA
     
    • California
      • San Benito Co.
        • Diablo Range
          • New Idria District
            • Picacho Peak
    		Dunning, Hadley, Cooper, Magnasco collections
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