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Huttonite

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Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Formula:
Th[SiO
 
4
]
System:MonoclinicHardness:5
This page provides mineralogical data about Huttonite.

Classification of Huttonite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered" 1951
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/A.11-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.AD.35

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
D : Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in [6] and/or greater coordination
Dana 8th edition ID:51.5.3.1

51 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
5 : Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
Hey's CIM Ref.:14.11.2

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
11 : Silicates of Th and Hg
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Type Occurrence of Huttonite

Type Locality:Gillespie's Beach, Salt Water Creek, South Westland, West Coast (Westland), South Island, New Zealand
Year of Discovery:1950

Physical Properties of Huttonite

Hardness (Mohs):5

Crystallography of Huttonite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 6.77Å, b = 6.96Å, c = 6.49Å
β = 104.99°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.973 : 1 : 0.932
Unit Cell Volume:V 295.40 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Huttonite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.898 nβ = 1.900 nγ = 1.922
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.024

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High
Dispersion:r > v extreme

Chemical Properties of Huttonite

Formula:
Th[SiO
 
4
]
Essential elements:O, Si, Th
All elements listed in formula:O, Si, Th
Common Impurities:U,TR,Fe,Mn,Ca,F,OH

Relationship of Huttonite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
9.AD.05Larnite
Ca
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.05Calcio-Olivine
Ca
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.15Merwinite
Ca
 
3
Mg[SiO
 
4
]
 
2
9.AD.20Bredigite
Ca
 
7
Mg[SiO
 
4
]
 
4
9.AD.25Andradite
Ca
 
3
Fe
3+
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Almandine
Fe
2+
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Calderite
(Mn
2+
 
,Ca)
 
3
(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Goldmanite
Ca
 
3
(V
3+
 
,Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Grossular
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Henritermierite
Ca
 
3
(Mn
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AD.25Hibschite
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
6-1
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1.5-2.5
]
9.AD.25Hydroandradite
9.AD.25Katoite
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
8-6
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1-1.5
]
9.AD.25Kimzeyite
Ca
 
3
(Zr,Ti)
 
2
[(Si,Al,Fe
3+
 
)O
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Knorringite
Mg
 
3
Cr
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Majorite
Mg
 
3
(Fe
2+
 
,Si,Al)
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Morimotoite
Ca
 
3
(Ti,Fe
2+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[(Si,Fe
3+
 
)O
 
4
]
 
3
 (?)
9.AD.25Pyrope
Mg
 
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Schorlomite
Ca
 
3
(Ti,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[(Si,Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)O
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Spessartine
Mn
2+
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Uvarovite
Ca
 
3
Cr
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Wadalite
Ca
 
6
(Al,Mg)
 
4
[Cl
 
3
|O
 
4
|{(Si,Al,Fe
3+
 
)O
 
4
}
 
3
]
9.AD.25Holtstamite
Ca
 
3
(Al,Mn
3+
 
)
 
2
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
9.AD.30Coffinite
(U,Th)[(OH)
 
4x
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1-x
]
9.AD.30Hafnon
(Hf,Zr)[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.30Thorite
(Th,U)[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.30Thorogummite
(Th,U)[(OH)
 
4x
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1-x
]
9.AD.30Zircon
Zr[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.35Tombarthite-(Y)
Y
 
4
[HSiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.40Eulytine
Bi
 
4
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.45Reidite
Zr[SiO
 
4
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
14.11.1Thorite
(Th,U)[SiO
 
4
]
14.11.3Umbozerite
Na
 
3
Sr
 
4
Th[Si(O,OH)
 
3-4
]
 
8
14.11.4Thornasite
(Na,K)Th,Si
 
11
(O,OH,F,Cl)
 
25
·8H
 
2
O
14.11.5Yttrialite-(Y)
(Y,Th)
 
2
[Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
14.11.6Edgarbaileyite
(Hg-Hg)
 
3
[Si
 
2
O
 
7
]

Other Names for Huttonite

German names:
Huttonit
Japanese names:
ハットン石
Russian names:
Хаттонит
Spanish names:
Huttonita
Varieties:
Cerphosphorhuttonite

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 Huttonite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1951): 36: 60-69.

Acta Crystallographica (1978): B34: 1074-1079.

Mineralogical Magazine (1980): 43: 1031.

Mineralogical Magazine (1996): 60: 751.

Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh & Nichols (1995), Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. II: 352.

Canadian Mineralogist (2000): 38: 675.

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    Localities for Huttonite

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    Germany
     
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel Mts
        • Laach lake volcanic complex
          • Kruft
    		Blass, G.; Schäfer, Ch. , Huttonit- und Xenotim-(Y) – Neufunde aus der Vulkaneifel, Mineralien-Welt 13/3, 32-35, 2002
          • Mendig
            • Niedermendig
    		Blass, G.; Schäfer, Ch., Huttonit- und Xenotim-(Y) – Neufunde aus der Vulkaneifel, Mineralien-Welt 13/3, 32-35, 2002
    Blass, G.; Schäfer, Ch., Huttonit- und Xenotim-(Y) – Neufunde aus der Vulkaneifel, Mineralien-Welt 13/3, 32-35, 2002
              • Wingertsberg Mt.
    		Blass, G.; Schäfer, Ch. , Huttonit- und Xenotim-(Y) – Neufunde aus der Vulkaneifel, Mineralien-Welt 13/3, 32-35, 2002
          • Niederzissen
            • Glees
    		Blass, G.; Schäfer, Ch., Huttonit- und Xenotim-(Y) – Neufunde aus der Vulkaneifel, Mineralien-Welt 13/3, 32-35, 2002
    India
     
    • Kerala (Travancore)
      • Trivandrum
    Italy
     
    • Campania
      • Naples Province
        • Somma-Vesuvius Complex
    		www.dinet.it/Mineral-GMC/AMI/vesuvio.html.
    • Piedmont
      • Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
    		http://www.unileoben.ac.at/~chemie/zaccarini%20et%20al%20finero%20Platinumsymposium%202005.pdf
    Kyrgyzstan
     
    no reference
    New Zealand
     
    • South Island
      • West Coast (Westland)
        • South Westland
          • Salt Water Creek
    		Nature (1950) 166, 157; Can Min 38:675-684
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
    		Mineral. Mag., 43, 1031-1034
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Khabarovskiy Kray
        • Ayan-Maya district
          • Aldan shield
    		P.M. Kartashov data
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
    		www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/lovo.htm
    • Urals Region
      • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
        • Ilmen Mts
          • Ilmen Natural Reserve
            • Lake Ishkul'
    		Am Min 90:1402-1412 (deposit item)
    South Africa
     
    • Northwest Province
      • Western Bushveld Complex
        • Rustenburg District
          • Pilansberg Complex
    		The Canadian Mineralogist, V 42, 2004, pp. 1169-1178.
    Sweden
     
    • Jämtland
      • Krokom
    • Norrbotten
      • Råneå
    		[var: Cerphosphorhuttonite] P.M. Kartashov analytical data
    USA
     
    • Nevada
      • Mineral Co.
        • Fitting District
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • Wisconsin
      • Florence Co.
        • Fern
    		www.uwrf.edu/~wc01/stibiotantalite.htm
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