Classification of Mooihoekite |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 2/C.04-10
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 2.CB.10
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.) C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar) B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc. |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 2.9.8.3
2 : SULFIDES 9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 3.1.26
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1) 1 : Sulphides etc. of Cu |
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Type Occurrence of Mooihoekite |
| Type Locality: | Mooihoek Farm, Lydenburg District, Eastern Bushveld Complex, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1972 |
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Physical Properties of Mooihoekite |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 4 |
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Crystallography of Mooihoekite |
| Crystal System: | Tetragonal |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 10.58Å, c = 5.38Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 0.509 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 602.22 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Chemical Properties of Mooihoekite |
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| Essential elements: | Cu, Fe, S |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Cu, Fe, S |
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| Common Impurities: | Ni |
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Relationship of Mooihoekite to other Species |
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Other Names for Mooihoekite |
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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. |
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References for Mooihoekite |
| Reference List: | American Mineralogist (1972): 57: 689-708.
Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1980): 109: 335-341.
Hall, S.R. and Rowland, J.F. (1973) The crystal structure of synthetic mooihoekite, Cu9Fe9S16. Acta Crystallographica: B29: 2365-2372.
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Localities for Mooihoekite |
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