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Krunkelbach Valley Uranium deposit, Menzenschwand, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Formula:
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicHardness:2½
Member of:Autunite Group
Name:For mineralogist Eberhardt William Heinrich (1918-1991), University of Michigan.


Autunite Group.

Classification of Heinrichite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/E.01-120
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.EB.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
E : Uranyl phosphates and arsenates
B : UO2:RO4 = 1:1
Dana 8th edition ID:40.2a.4.1

40 : HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
2a : AB2(XO4)2·xH2O, containing (UO2)2+
Hey's CIM Ref.:20.7.12

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
7 : Arsenates of U
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Type Occurrence of Heinrichite

Co-type Localities:Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
White King Mine, Lakeview, Lake Co., Oregon, USA
Year of Discovery:1958

Physical Properties of Heinrichite

Hardness (Mohs):2½

Crystallography of Heinrichite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Cell Parameters:a = 7.1548(11) Å, b = 7.1340(11) Å, c = 21.290(3)(21) Å
β = 104.171(5)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.003 : 1 : 2.984
Unit Cell Volume:V 1053.6 ų
Z:2
Comment:SG P2/c. Data for synthetic material. Pseudotetragonal lattice.

Optical Data of Heinrichite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.605 nε = 1.573
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.032

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

Chemical Properties of Heinrichite

Formula:
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
Essential elements:As, Ba, H, O, U
All elements listed in formula:As, Ba, H, O, U

Relationship of Heinrichite to other Species

Member of:Autunite Group
Other Members of Group:

- +
Autunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 11H
 
2
O
Kahlerite
Fe(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
Metarauchite
Ni(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
Nováčekite-I
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
Rauchite
Ni(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
Sabugalite
HAl(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
 · 16H
 
2
O
Saléeite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
Torbernite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
Uranocircite
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
Uranospinite
Ca(UO
 
2
)(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
Zeunerite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.EB.05Autunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 11H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Kahlerite
Fe(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Nováčekite-I
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Saléeite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Torbernite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Uranocircite
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Uranospinite
Ca(UO
 
2
)(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Xiangjiangite
(Fe
3+
 
,Al)(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH) · 22H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Zeunerite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Metarauchite
Ni(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.05Rauchite
Ni(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Bassetite
Fe
2+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Lehnerite
Mn
2+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Meta-autunite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 6-8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metasaléeite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metauranocircite
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 7H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metauranospinite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metaheinrichite
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metakahlerite
Fe
2+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metakirchheimerite
Co(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metanováčekite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 4-8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metatorbernite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Metazeunerite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Przhevalskite
Pb
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
 · 3H
 
2
O
8.EB.10Meta-lodèvite
8.EB.15Abernathyite
K
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.EB.15Chernikovite
(H
 
3
O)
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.EB.15Meta-ankoleite
K
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.EB.15Natrouranospinite
(Na
 
2
,Ca)(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
8.EB.15Trögerite
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O (?)
8.EB.15Uramphite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.EB.15Uramarsite
(NH
 
4
,H
 
3
O)
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.EB.20Threadgoldite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH) · 8H
 
2
O
8.EB.20Chistyakovaite
Al(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(F,OH) · 6.5H
 
2
O
8.EB.25Arsenuranospathite
HAl(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(AsO
 
4
)
 
4
 · 40H
 
2
O
8.EB.25Uranospathite
(Al,☐)(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
F · 20(H
 
2
O,F)
8.EB.30Vochtenite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Fe
3+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH) · 12-13H
 
2
O
8.EB.35Coconinoite
Fe
3+
2
Al
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
2
 · 20H
 
2
O
8.EB.40Ranunculite
HAl(UO
 
2
)(PO
 
4
)(OH)
 
3
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.EB.45Triangulite
Al
 
3
(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
5
 · 5H
 
2
O
8.EB.50Furongite
Al
 
13
(UO
 
2
)
 
7
(PO
 
4
)
 
13
(OH)
 
14
 · 58H
 
2
O
8.EB.55Sabugalite
HAl(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
 · 16H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
20.7.1Trögerite
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O (?)
20.7.2Natrouranospinite
(Na
 
2
,Ca)(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
20.7.3Abernathyite
K
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
20.7.4Metazeunerite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
20.7.5Zeunerite
Cu(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
20.7.6Metanováčekite
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 4-8H
 
2
O
20.7.7Nováčekite-I
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
20.7.8Arsenuranylite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
 · 6H
 
2
O
20.7.9Metauranospinite
Ca(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
20.7.10Uranospinite
Ca(UO
 
2
)(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
20.7.11Metaheinrichite
Ba(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
20.7.13Metalodèvite
Zn(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
20.7.14Arsenuranospathite
HAl(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(AsO
 
4
)
 
4
 · 40H
 
2
O
20.7.15Hallimondite
Pb
 
2
(UO
 
2
)(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · nH
 
2
O, 0 ≤ n ≤ 0.5
20.7.16Hügelite
Pb
 
2
(UO
 
2
)
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
20.7.17Asselbornite
Pb(BiO)
 
3
(UO
 
2
)
 
4
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
7
·4H
 
2
O
20.7.18Metakahlerite
Fe
2+
 
(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
20.7.19Kahlerite
Fe(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
20.7.20Metakirchheimerite
Co(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O

Other Names for Heinrichite

Synonyms:
ArsenouranocirciteArsenuranocirciteUranosandbergite
Other Languages:
German:Arsenouranocircit
Arsenuranocircit
Heinrichit
Uranosandbergit
Russian:Хейнричит
Spanish:Arsenouranocircita
Arsenuranocircita
Heinrichita
Uranosandbergita

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 Heinrichite

Reference List:

- +
American Mineralogist: 43: 1134-1143.

Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 9: 252-282.

Locock, A. J., Burns, P. C. & Flynn, T. M. (2005): Structures of strontium - and barium-dominant compounds that contain the autunite-type sheet. Canadian Mineralogist 43, 721-733. [synth. heinrichite]

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    France
     
    • Alsace
      • Haut-Rhin
        • Thur valley (Thann valley)
          • Kruth
    		Le Règne Minéral, Hors Série IV, 1998
    • Auvergne
      • Allier
        • Ébreuil
          • Échassières
    		Le Règne Minéral, (33), 5-25.
    • Languedoc-Roussillon
      • Hérault
        • Lodève
    		[Le Règne Minéral 1997, 13, p.5-18]
    Le Règne Minéral, Hors Série IV (1998)
    • Limousin
      • Creuse
        • Guéret
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Alpirsbach
    		K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
        • Baden-Baden
    		K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
        • Menzenschwand
    		Steffen Möckel probed 23/10/2005
        • Schenkenzell
    		Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
            • Burgfelsen
    		No reference listed
            • Heubach Valley
    		No reference listed
    K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
        • Titisee-Neustadt
    		K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
    • Bavaria
      • Franconia
        • Spessart
          • Aschaffenburg
            • Dörrmorsbach
    		A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Palatinate
        • Wolfstein
    		Lapis 2001(6), 13-40
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
    		Lapis 30(7/8):78-80 (2005)
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium)
    		No reference listed
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Lleida (Lérida)
        • El Pallars Jussà
          • La Torre de Cabdella
            • La Plana de Mont-ros
              • Castell-estaó
    		MTI Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica, 2009
    USA
     
    • Oregon
      • Lake Co.
        • Lakeview
    		Amer.Min.(1958) 43, 1134-1143; Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology NBMG Open-File Report 96-3 By Stephen B. Castor, Christopher D. Henry, Lisa A. Shevenell
    • Utah
      • Emery Co.
        • San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell)
          • Temple Mountain
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
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