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Haineaultite

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Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada
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Formula:
(Na,Ca)
 
5
Ca(Ti,Nb)
 
5
(OH,F)
 
4
|Si
 
6
O
 
17
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
System:OrthorhombicColour:pale honey-yellow, ...
Hardness:3 - 4
Name:Honouring the Canadian collector and mineral dealer Gilles Haineault (1946-), prolific collector and authority on the minerals of Mont Saint-Hilaire.


Xonotlite Group. The calcium analogue of Zorite.

Classification of Haineaultite

IMA status:Approved 1997
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/F.22-15
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.DG.50

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
G : Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains
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Type Occurrence of Haineaultite

Type Locality:Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada
General Appearance of Type Material:prismatic crystals to 6 mm, isolated or in fan-shaped aggregates
Year of Discovery:1986
Geological Setting of type material:In cavities of marble clods, at a contact of sodalite-syenite and nepheline-syenite
Associated Minerals at type locality:
VesuvianiteTainioliteRichteritePectoliteMicrocline
FluoriteApophyllite-(KF)CalciteAlbiteAegirine

Physical Properties of Haineaultite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent, Translucent
Colour:pale honey-yellow, colourless to white, pale orange
Streak:white
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Distinct/Good
on {100}, {010} and {001}
Density (calculated):2.28 g/cm3

Crystallography of Haineaultite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):2 2 2 - Disphenoidal
Space Group:C2 2 2
Cell Parameters:a = 7.024Å, b = 23.15Å, c = 6.953Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.303 : 1 : 0.3
Unit Cell Volume:V 1130.84 ų
Morphology:predominant pinacoidal faces {100}, {010} and {001}, minor prism faces {011}
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
11.56 (100)
6.93 (90)
3.05 (75)

Chemical Properties of Haineaultite

Formula:
(Na,Ca)
 
5
Ca(Ti,Nb)
 
5
(OH,F)
 
4
|Si
 
6
O
 
17
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
Essential elements:
All elements listed in formula:Ca, F, H, Na, Nb, O, Si, Ti

Relationship of Haineaultite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
9.DG.05Bustamite
(Mn
2+
 
,Ca)[SiO
 
3
]
9.DG.05Cascandite
Ca(Sc,Fe
3+
 
)[HSi
 
3
O
 
9
]
9.DG.05Ferrobustamite
Ca(Fe
2+
 
,Ca,Mn
2+
 
)[Si
 
2
O
 
6
]
9.DG.05Pectolite
NaCa
 
2
[HSi
 
3
O
 
9
]
9.DG.05Sérandite
Na(Mn
2+
 
,Ca)
 
2
[HSi
 
3
O
 
9
]
9.DG.05Wollastonite
Ca[SiO
 
3
]
9.DG.05Wollastonite-1A
CaSiO
 
3
9.DG.10Clinotobermorite
Ca
 
5
[Si
 
3
O
 
8
(OH)
 
2
]2.4H
 
2
O - Ca
 
5
[Si
 
6
O17]·5H
 
2
O
9.DG.10Plombièrite
Ca
 
5
Si
 
6
O
 
16
(OH)
 
2
·7H
 
2
O
9.DG.10Riversideite
Ca
 
5
Si
 
6
O
 
16
(OH)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
9.DG.10Tobermorite
Ca
 
5
Si
 
6
(O,OH)
 
18
·5H
 
2
O
9.DG.15Foshagite
Ca
 
4
[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
3
O
 
9
]
9.DG.20Jennite
Ca
 
9
H
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
18
(OH)
 
8
·6H
 
2
O
9.DG.25Paraumbite
K
 
3
Zr
 
2
H(Si
 
3
O
 
9
)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
9.DG.25Umbite
K
 
2
(Zr,Ti)Si
 
3
O
 
9
·H
 
2
O
9.DG.30Sørensenite
Na
 
4
SnBe
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
16
(OH)
 
4
9.DG.35Xonotlite
Ca
 
6
Si
 
6
O
 
17
(OH)
 
2
9.DG.40Hillebrandite
Ca
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|SiO
 
3
]
9.DG.45Zorite
Na
 
2
Ti(Si,Al)
 
3
O
 
9
·nH
 
2
O
9.DG.45Chivruaiite
Ca
 
3
Ti
 
5
[(Si
 
6
O
 
17
)
 
2
|O(OH)
 
4
]·14H
 
2
O
9.DG.55Epididymite
NaBeSi
 
3
O
 
7
OH
9.DG.60Eudidymite
NaBeSi
 
3
O
 
7
OH
9.DG.65Elpidite
Na
 
2
ZrSi
 
6
O
 
15
·3H
 
2
O
9.DG.70Fenaksite
(K,Na)
 
4
(Fe,Mn)
 
2
(Si
 
4
O
 
10
)
 
2
(OH,F)
9.DG.70Litidionite
CuNaKSi
 
4
O
 
10
9.DG.70Manaksite
KNaMnSi
 
4
O
 
10
9.DG.75Tinaksite
K
 
2
Na(Ca,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
Ti[O|Si
 
7
O
 
18
(OH)]
9.DG.75Tokkoite
K
 
2
Ca
 
4
Si
 
7
O
 
17
(O,OH,F)
 
4
9.DG.75Senkevichite
CsKNaCa
 
2
Ti[O|Si
 
7
O
 
18
(OH)]
9.DG.80Canasite
Ca
 
5
Na
 
4
K
 
2
(Si
 
12
O
 
30
(OH,F)
 
4
9.DG.80Fluorcanasite
K
 
3
Na
 
3
Ca
 
5
Si
 
12
O
 
30
F
 
4
·H
 
2
O
9.DG.85Miserite
K(Ca,Ce)
 
4
Si
 
5
O
 
13
(OH)
 
3
9.DG.90Charoite
(K,Na)
 
5
(Ca,Ba,Sr)
 
8
(Si
 
6
O
 
15
)
 
2
(Si
 
6
O
 
16
)(OH,F)·H
 
2
O
9.DG.90Frankamenite
K
 
3
Na
 
3
Ca
 
5
(Si
 
12
O
 
30
)[F,(OH)]
 
4
·H
 
2
O
9.DG.95Yuksporite
(K,Ba)NaCa
 
2
(Si,Ti)
 
4
O
 
11
(F,OH)·H
 
2
O
9.DG.95Eveslogite
(Na,K,Ca,Sr,Ba)
 
48
 [(Ti,Nb,Mn,Fe
2+
 
)
 
12
Si
 
48
O
 
144
(OH)
 
12
](F,OH,Cl)
 
14

Other Names for Haineaultite

Synonyms:
IMA1997-015Unnamed (MSH UK-61)Unnamed (MSH UK-61A)
German names:
Haineaultit
Russian names:
Аноит

Other Information

Fluorescence in UV light:none
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 Haineaultite

Reference List:MacDonald, A.M. and G.Y. Chao (2004) Haineaultite, a new hydrated sodium calcium titanosilicate from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec: description, structure determination and genetic implications. Canadian Mineralogist: 42: 769-780.

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    Localities for Haineaultite

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    • Québec
      • Rouville Co.
        • Mont Saint-Hilaire
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