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Hemloite

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Formula:
(Ti,V
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
12
(As
3+
 
,Sb
3+
 
)
 
2
O
 
23
(OH)
System:TriclinicHardness:6½
Name:Names for the Hemlo gold deposit, Hemlo, Ontario, Canada


subhedral to anhedral grains up to 400 x 600 microns in size

Classification of Hemloite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/C.23-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.JB.60

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
B : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, without H2O
Dana 8th edition ID:46.2.4.1

46 : ANTIMONITES AND ARSENITES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
2 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:24.3.3

24 : Antimonates and Antimonites
3 : Antimonates of Ti and Pb
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Type Occurrence of Hemloite

Type Locality:Hemlo gold deposit, Marathon, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Place of Conservation of Type Material:The British Museum, London, specimen BM 1986, 512, polished section E.1210 and as drill core and polished sections in the Systematic Reference Series of the National Mineral Collection, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, catalogue number NMC 65544.

Physical Properties of Hemloite

Hardness (Mohs):6½

Crystallography of Hemloite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Class (H-M):1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:P1
Cell Parameters:a = 7.552Å, b = 15.842Å, c = 7.158Å
α = 78.36°, β = 84.97°, γ = 86.78°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.477 : 1 : 0.452
Unit Cell Volume:V 834.88 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Hemloite

Formula:
(Ti,V
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
12
(As
3+
 
,Sb
3+
 
)
 
2
O
 
23
(OH)
Essential elements:As, H, O, Ti
All elements listed in formula:Al, As, Fe, H, O, Sb, Ti, V
Common Impurities:Al

Relationship of Hemloite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.JB.05Fetiasite
(Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Ti)
 
3
(As
 
2
O
 
5
)O
 
2
4.JB.10Manganarsite
Mn
 
3
(As
 
2
O
 
4
)(OH)
 
4
4.JB.15Magnussonite
Mn
 
10
As
 
6
O
 
18
(OH,Cl)
 
2
4.JB.15UM1984-09-AsO:ClHMn
Mn
 
10
As
 
6
O
 
18
(OH)Cl
4.JB.20Armangite
Mn
2+
26
(AsO
 
3
)
 
14
(HAsO
 
3
)
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
4.JB.25Nanlingite
NaMg
 
4
(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
F
 
4
4.JB.30Asbecasite
Ca
 
3
(Ti,Sn
4+
 
)Be
 
2
(AsO
 
3
)
 
6
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
4.JB.35Stenhuggarite
CaFeSb(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
O
4.JB.40Trigonite
Pb
 
3
Mn
2+
 
(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
(HAsO
 
3
)
4.JB.45Finnemanite
Pb
 
5
(AsO
 
3
)
 
3
Cl
4.JB.50Gebhardite
Pb
 
8
(As
 
2
O
 
5
)
 
2
OCl
 
6
4.JB.55Derbylite
Fe
3+
4
Ti
 
3
Sb
3+
 
O
 
13
(OH)
4.JB.55Tomichite
(V,Fe)
 
4
Ti
 
3
AsO
 
13
(OH)
4.JB.55Graeserite
(Fe
3+
 
,Ti)
 
4
Ti
 
3
AsO
 
13
(OH)
4.JB.65Freedite
Cu
+
 
Pb
 
8
(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
3
Cl
 
5
4.JB.70Georgiadèsite
Pb
 
4
(AsO
 
3
)Cl
 
4
(OH)
4.JB.75Ekatite
(Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Zn)
 
12
(AsO
 
3
)
 
6
(AsO
 
3
,HSiO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
24.3.2Derbylite
Fe
3+
4
Ti
 
3
Sb
3+
 
O
 
13
(OH)
24.3.4Nadorite
PbSbClO
 
2
24.3.5Oxyplumboroméite
Pb
 
2
Sb
 
2
O
 
6
O
24.3.6Monimolite
24.3.7Thorikosite
Pb
 
3
Cl
 
2
(OH)(SbO
 
3
,AsO
 
3
)

Other Names for Hemloite

Synonyms:
IMA1987-015
Other Languages:
German:Hemloit
Russian:Эмлоит
Spanish:Hemloita

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 Hemloite

Reference List:

- +
Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 427-440.

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