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Hauckite

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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
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Formula:
Fe
3+
3
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
24
Zn
 
18
[(OH)
 
81
|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
]
System:HexagonalColour:Bright orange, light ...
Hardness:2 - 3
Name:Named after Mr. Richard "Dick" Hauck (1935- ) formerly of Bloomfield, NJ, and now a resident of Franklin, NJ. He is a lifelong, avid collector of minerals, especially from Franklin, NJ, and co-founder of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, Ogdensburg, NJ. He is both a charter member and a former President of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society and the Franklin Mineral Museum.
This page provides mineralogical data about Hauckite.

Classification of Hauckite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/D.04-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.BB.10

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
B : With medium-sized cations
Dana 8th edition ID:32.3.4.1

32 : COMPOUND SULFATES
3 : Anhydrous Compound Sulfates containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
Hey's CIM Ref.:12.2.20

12 : Carbonates with other anions
2 : Carbonates with sulphate
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Type Occurrence of Hauckite

Type Locality:Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Year of Discovery:1980
Geological Setting of type material:Secondary, Mn-rich veins in a Precambrian, metamorphosed Zn-Fe-Mn orebody.
Associated Minerals at type locality:
ZinciteSussexitePyrochroiteMooreiteLawsonbauerite
ChlorophoeniciteCalcite

Physical Properties of Hauckite

Lustre:Vitreous, Pearly
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:Bright orange, light yellow
Streak:Yellow to light yellow
Hardness (Mohs):2 - 3
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Perfect
On {0001}
Density (measured):3.02 g/cm3
Density (calculated):3.1 g/cm3

Crystallography of Hauckite

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Class (H-M):6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:P6/mmm {P6m 2/m 2/m}
Cell Parameters:a = 9.17Å, c = 30.21Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 3.294
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,199.99 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:1
Morphology:Hexagonal tablets, extremely flattened on {0001}, with {011¯0} and {0001}. Aggregated into almost spherical to imperfect rosettes.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.96 (100)
7.8 (90)
4.57 (60)
5.02 (50)
3.78 (50)

Optical Data of Hauckite

Type:Uniaxial (+)
RI values: nω = 1.630 nε = 1.638
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.008

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Pleochroism:Visible
Comments:O = Golden brown
E = Light yellow

Chemical Properties of Hauckite

Formula:
Fe
3+
3
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
24
Zn
 
18
[(OH)
 
81
|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
]
Essential elements:C, Fe, H, Mg, O, S, Zn
All elements listed in formula:C, Fe, H, Mg, Mn, O, S, Zn

Relationship of Hauckite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
7.BB.05Caminite
Mg
 
7
[(OH)
 
4
|(SO
 
4
)
 
5
] · H
 
2
O
7.BB.15Antlerite
Cu
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.20Dolerophanite
Cu
 
2
[O|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.25Brochantite
Cu
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.30Vergasovaite
Cu
 
3
[O|SO
 
4
|(MoO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)]
7.BB.35Klebelsbergite
Sb
 
4
[O
 
4
|(OH)
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.40Schuetteite
Hg
2+
3
[O
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.45Paraotwayite
Ni(OH)
 
2-x
(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
0.5x
7.BB.50Xocomecatlite
Cu
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|TeO
 
4
]
7.BB.55Pauflerite
(V
4+
 
O)[SO
 
4
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
12.2.1Burkeite
Na
 
6
CO
 
3
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
12.2.2Hanksite
Na
 
22
K(SO
 
4
)
 
9
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
Cl
12.2.3Tychite
Na
 
6
Mg
 
2
SO
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
12.2.4Motukoreaite
NaMg
 
19
Al
 
12
(CO
 
3
)
 
6.5
(SO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
54
·28H
 
2
O
12.2.5Ferrotychite
Na
 
6
(Fe,Mn,Mg)
 
2
SO
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
12.2.6Nakauriite
Cu
 
8
[(OH)
 
6
|CO
 
3
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 48H
 
2
O
12.2.7Carbonatecyanotrichite
Cu
 
4
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
12
|(CO
 
3
,SO
 
4
)] · 2H
 
2
O
12.2.8Rapidcreekite
Ca
 
2
[CO
 
3
|SO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
12.2.9Tatarskite
Ca
 
6
Mg
 
2
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
Cl
 
4
(OH)
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
12.2.10Schulenbergite
(Cu,Zn)
 
7
[(OH)
 
10
|(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
2
] · 3H
 
2
O
12.2.11Leadhillite
Pb
 
4
SO
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
12.2.12Macphersonite
Pb
 
4
SO
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
12.2.13Susannite
Pb
 
4
SO
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
12.2.14Wherryite
Pb
 
7
Cu
 
2
(SO
 
4
)
 
4
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
12.2.15Caledonite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
5
[(OH)
 
6
|CO
 
3
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
]
12.2.16Nasledovite
PbMn
 
3
Al
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
SO
 
4
O
 
5
·5H
 
2
O
12.2.17Jouravskite
Ca
 
6
Mn
3+
2
[(OH)
 
4
|(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)]
 
3
 · 26H
 
2
O
12.2.18Schröckingerite
NaCa
 
3
(UO
 
2
)[F|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
|SO
 
4
] · 10H
 
2
O
12.2.19Manganotychite
Na
 
6
Mn
 
2
SO
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
12.2.21Paraotwayite
Ni(OH)
 
2-x
(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
0.5x
12.2.22Carrboydite
(Ni,Cu)
 
14
Al
 
9
[(OH)
 
43
|(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
6
] · 7H
 
2
O
12.2.23Mountkeithite
(Mg,Ni)
 
11
(Fe
3+
 
,Cr
3+
 
,Al)
 
3
[(OH)
 
24
|(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
3.5
] · 11H
 
2
O
12.2.24Camerolaite
Cu
 
4
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
10
|CO
 
3
|(HSbO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)] · 2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Hauckite

Synonyms:
IMA1979-012
Other Languages:
German:Hauckit
Japanese:ホーク石
Spanish:Hauckita

Other Information

Special Storage/
Display Requirements from:
Sterling Mine,..., Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANone.
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 Hauckite

Reference List:Dunn, P.J., Peacor, D.R., and Sturman, B.D. (1980) Hauckite, Fe3 3+(Mg,Mn)24Zn18(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81, a new mineral from Sterling Hill, New Jersey. American Mineralogist: 65: 192-195.

Dunn, Pete J. (1995): Franklin and Sterling Hill New Jersey: the world's most magnificent mineral deposits, Part 5: 635.

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    Localities for Hauckite

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    USA
     
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex Co.
        • Franklin Mining District
          • Ogdensburg
            • Sterling Hill
    		Dunn(1995):Pt5:635.
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