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Herzenbergite

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Formula:
(Sn,Pb)SnS
 
2
System:OrthorhombicHardness:2
Name:After the German chemist R. Herzenberg.


Herzenbergite-Teallite Series.

Discovered by Roberto Herzenberg, who named it "kolbeckine". A better description was later published by Ramdohr, who renamed it after Herzenberg.

Classification of Herzenbergite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.17-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.CD.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
D : With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:2.8.24.

2 : SULFIDES
8 : AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.6.1

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

Type Locality:Maria-Teresa Mine, Huari, Avaroa Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Year of Discovery:1934

Physical Properties of Herzenbergite

Hardness (Mohs):2

Crystallography of Herzenbergite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 4.32Å, b = 11.19Å, c = 3.97Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.386 : 1 : 0.355
Unit Cell Volume:V 191.91 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Herzenbergite

Formula:
(Sn,Pb)SnS
 
2
Idealised Formula:
SnS
Essential elements:S, Sn
All elements listed in formula:Pb, S, Sn

Relationship of Herzenbergite to other Species

Series:Forms a series with Teallite (see here)
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.CD.05Teallite
(Pb,Sn)SnS
 
2
2.CD.10Alabandite
Mn
2+
 
S
2.CD.10Altaite
PbTe
2.CD.10Clausthalite
PbSe
2.CD.10Galena
PbS
2.CD.10Niningerite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)S
2.CD.10Oldhamite
(Ca,Mg)S
2.CD.10Keilite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)S
2.CD.15aCinnabar
HgS
2.CD.15bHypercinnabar
HgS
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
3.6.2Ottemannite
beta Sn
 
2
S
 
3
3.6.3Berndtite
SnS
 
2
3.6.4Stistaite
SnSb
3.6.5Galena
PbS
3.6.6Clausthalite
PbSe
3.6.7Altaite
PbTe
3.6.8Furutobeite
(Cu,Ag)
 
6
PbS
 
4
3.6.9Aschamalmite
Pb
 
6
Bi
 
2
S
 
9
3.6.10Betekhtinite
Cu
 
10
(Fe,Pb)S
 
6
3.6.11Shadlunite
(Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)
 
8
S
 
8

Other Names for Herzenbergite

Synonyms:
Kolbeckine
Other Languages:
German:Herzenbergit
Russian:Герценбергит
Spanish:Herzenbergita

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 Herzenbergite

Reference List:Herzenberg, R. (1932) Kolbeckin, Sn2S3, ein neues Zinnmineral. CentralBlatt fuer Mineralogie, A, 345-355.

Ramdohr, P. (1935) Vorkommen und Eigenschaften des Herzenbergits. Zeitschrift fuer Kristallographie, 92, 186-189.

American Mineralogist (1935): 20: 541.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 259-260.

Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences/Earth Science Sections: 159: 90-93.

Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR (1987): 293: 1471-1472.

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    Localities for Herzenbergite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Bolivia
     
    • Oruro Department
      • Avaroa Province
        • Huari
    		Dana 7:I:259-260.; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 41, pp. 649-657 (2003)
      • Dalence Province
        • Huanuni
    		[MinRec 32:472]
      • Poopó Province
        • Callipampa
    • Potosí Department
      • Antonio Quijarro Province
        • Tolopampa
    		Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)
      • Chayanta Province
        • Ocuri
    China
     
    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
      • Hechi Prefecture
        • Nandan Co.
          • Dachang Sn-polymetallic ore field
    		Pašava, J., Kříbek, B., Dobeš, P., Vavřín, I., Žák, K., Fan Delian, Zhang Tao, and Boiron, M.-C. (2003): Mineralium Deposita 38(1), 39-66.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Hradec Králové Region
        • Trutnov (Trautenau)
          • Radvanice
    		Sejkora J., Berlepsch P., Makovicky E. and Balić-Zunić T. 2001: Natural SnGeS3 from Radvanice near Trutnov (Czech Republic): its description, crystal structure refinement and solid solution with PbSnS3. Eur. J. Mineral., 13, 791-800.
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Vysočina Region
        • Třebíč
    		Škoda, R., Novák, M., Houzar, S.: Granitické NYF pegmatity třebíčského plutonu. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae geologicae, 2006, roč. 91, s. 129 - 176.
    Finland
     
    • Etelä-Suomen Lääni
      • Orivesi
        • Eräjärvi area
    		No reference listed
    Japan
     
    • Hokkaido Island
      • Sapporo
    		Min. Jour. (Japan): 15:222-232.
    • Kyushu Island
      • Oita Prefecture
        • Ono-gun
    		Miyahisa & Noda (1984) Koubutsugaku Zasshi, 6, 349-360.
    Norway
     
    • Nordland
      • Hemnes
        • Bleikvassli
    		Cook, N.J., Spry, P.G., and Vokes, F.M. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 34, 35-56.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Chukotskii Autonomous Okrug
        • Kolyma area
          • Bol'shoi Anyui River Basin
            • Baimka River
              • Aluchinskii Massif (Aluchin horst)
    		American Mineralogist, Volume 83, pages 901–906, 1998
    Slovakia
     
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    Spain
     
    • Castile and Leon
      • Salamanca
    		Revista de minerales, 2000 (Mars), 260-263.
    Sweden
     
    • Ångermanland
      • Örnsköldsvik
    		Mineralogical Magazine, September 1993, Vol. 57, 489-494
    • Jämtland
      • Bräcke
    		No reference listed
    • Medelpad
      • Sundsvall
    		No reference listed
    • Västerbotten
      • Skellefteå
    		Cerny et al. (2004) Can. Min. 89, 505-518
    • Västmanland
      • Hällefors
        • Grythyttan
    		No reference listed
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Brig
        • Bitsch
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): \\\\\\\"Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz\\\\\\\", Wepf (Basel), p. 419.
        • Naters
    		Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz, Wepf Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-85977-200-7
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Wendron & Falmouth District
          • Carnmenellis Area
            • Longdowns
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    USA
     
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret Co.
        • Beaufort
    		www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/qar/rcorner/Craigscreen.pdf.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill Co.
    		Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of PA, Inc.: 19 & 23, 46; Finkelman, Robert B., et al (1974), "Observations on Minerals from Burning Anthracite Seams and Culm in Penns
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