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Hibbingite

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Duluth Complex, Hibbing, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA
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Formula:
Fe
2+
2
[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
System:OrthorhombicColour:Colorless to pale green, ...
Name:Named for the city of Hibbing, Minnesota


Soluble in water and in ethanol

Classification of Hibbingite

IMA status:Approved 1991
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/D.01-15
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.DA.10a

3 : HALIDES
D : Oxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halides
A : With Cu, etc., without Pb
Dana 8th edition ID:10.1.1.2

10 : OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES
1 : A2(O,OH)3Xq
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Type Occurrence of Hibbingite

Type Locality:Duluth Complex, Hibbing, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA
Place of Conservation of Type Material:Drill core library, Department of Natural Resources, Hibbing, Minnesota
Year of Discovery:1994
Geological Setting of type material:Partially serpentized trocolitic rocks

Occurrences of Hibbingite

Geological Setting:Weathering product of iron meteorites

Physical Properties of Hibbingite

Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colorless to pale green, becoming more yellow on oxidation

Crystallography of Hibbingite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 6.31Å, b = 9.2Å, c = 7.1Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.686 : 1 : 0.772
Unit Cell Volume:V 412.17 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:platy habit

Optical Data of Hibbingite

Type:Biaxial
Bireflectance:observable
Dispersion:relatively strong
Internal Reflections:green, becoming red with oxidation

Chemical Properties of Hibbingite

Formula:
Fe
2+
2
[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
Essential elements:Cl, Fe, H, O
All elements listed in formula:Cl, Fe, H, O
Common Impurities:Mn,Si,Mg

Relationship of Hibbingite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.DA.05Melanothallite
Cu
 
2
[O|Cl
 
2
]
3.DA.10aAtacamite
Cu
 
2
[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
3.DA.10bBotallackite
Cu
 
2
[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
3.DA.10bClinoatacamite
Cu
 
2
[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
3.DA.10aKempite
Mn
2+
2
[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
3.DA.10cParatacamite
Cu
 
3
(Cu,Zn)[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
 
2
3.DA.10bBelloite
Cu[OH|Cl]
3.DA.10cHerbertsmithite
Cu
 
3
Zn[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
 
2
3.DA.10cKapellasite
Cu
 
3
Zn[(OH)
 
3
|Cl]
 
2
3.DA.10cGillardite
Cu
 
3
NiCl
 
2
(OH)
 
6
3.DA.10cHaydeeite
Cu
 
3
Mg(OH)
 
6
Cl
 
2
3.DA.10dIMA2009-042
Cu
 
2
Cl(OH)
 
3
3.DA.15Claringbullite
Cu
 
4
[(OH)
 
7
|Cl] · nH
 
2
O
3.DA.20Simonkolleite
Zn
 
5
[(OH)
 
8
|Cl
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
3.DA.25Buttgenbachite
Cu
 
19
[(OH)
 
32
|(NO
 
3
)
 
2
|Cl
 
4
] · 2H
 
2
O
3.DA.25Connellite
Cu
 
19
[(OH)
 
32
|SO
 
4
|Cl
 
4
] · 3H
 
2
O
3.DA.30Abhurite
Sn
 
21
Cl
 
16
(OH)
 
14
O
 
6
3.DA.35Ponomarevite
K
 
4
Cu
 
4
[O|Cl
 
10
]
3.DA.40Anthonyite
Cu(OH,Cl)
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
3.DA.40Calumetite
Cu(OH,Cl)
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
3.DA.45Khaidarkanite
Na
 
0.34
Cu
 
4
Al
 
3
(OH)
 
14
F
 
3
·2H
 
2
O
3.DA.50Bobkingite
Cu
 
5
[(OH)
 
8
|Cl
 
2
] · 2H
 
2
O
3.DA.55Avdoninite
K
 
2
Cu
 
5
[(OH)
 
4
|Cl
 
8
] · H
 
2
O
3.DA.60Droninoite
Ni
 
3
Fe
3+
 
Cl(OH)
 
8
·2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Hibbingite

Synonyms:
IMA1991-036
Other Languages:
German:Hibbingit
Russian:Хиббингит
Spanish:Hibbingita

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 Hibbingite

Reference List:Saini-Eidukat, B., Kucha, H. & Keppler, H. (1994): Hibbingite, gamma-Fe2(OH)3Cl, a new mineral from the Duluth Complex, Minnesota, with implications for the oxidation of Fe-bearing compounds and the transport of metals. American Mineralogist 79, 555-561.

New Minerals (1997), New Minerals 1990-1994.

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    Localities for Hibbingite

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    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Sudbury District
        • Levack
    		Am.Min.(1994), 79, 555-561
    Finland
     
    • Oulun (Oulu) Lääni
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e)
        • Irkutskaya Oblast'
    		Mazurov, M.P., Grishina, S.N., Istomin, V.E., and Titov, A.T. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(4), 271-284.
    • North-Western Region
      • Ryazanskaya Oblast'
        • Kasimov District
    		Pekov, I.V. et al (2007) European Journal of Mineralogy, 19, 891-898.
    USA
     
    • Minnesota
      • St. Louis Co.
        • Hibbing
    		Am.Min.(1994), 79, 555-561
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