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Szymańskiite

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Clear Creek claim (Clear Creek Mine), New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA
© Knut Eldjarn

Formula:
Hg
 
16
(Ni,Mg)
 
6
(CO
 
3
)
 
12
(OH)
 
12
(H
 
3
O)
 
8
·3H
 
2
O
System:HexagonalColour:Light blue-gray (fresh ...
Name:Named after Jan T. Szymanski (b. 1938), crystallographer, Canada Center for Mineral and Energy Technology, Ottawa, who solved the crystal structure of the mineral.
This page provides mineralogical data about Szymańskiite.

Classification of Szymańskiite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/E.05-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.DB.30

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
D : Carbonates with additional anions, with H2O
B : With large and medium-sized cations
Dana 8th edition ID:16b.7.15.1

16b : HYDRATED CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
7 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:11.14.12

11 : Carbonates
14 : Carbonates of Co and Ni
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Type Occurrence of Szymańskiite

Type Locality:Clear Creek claim (Clear Creek Mine), New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA
Year of Discovery:1990

Physical Properties of Szymańskiite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Light blue-gray (fresh surfaces)

Crystallography of Szymańskiite

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Cell Parameters:a = 17.41Å, c = 6.01Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.345
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,577.62 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Szymańskiite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.795 nε = 1.786
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.009

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

Chemical Properties of Szymańskiite

Formula:
Hg
 
16
(Ni,Mg)
 
6
(CO
 
3
)
 
12
(OH)
 
12
(H
 
3
O)
 
8
·3H
 
2
O
Essential elements:C, H, Hg, Ni, O
All elements listed in formula:C, H, Hg, Mg, Ni, O

Relationship of Szymańskiite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
5.DB.05Alumohydrocalcite
CaAl
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
·3H
 
2
O
5.DB.05Nasledovite
PbMn
 
3
Al
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
SO
 
4
O
 
5
·5H
 
2
O
5.DB.05Para-alumohydrocalcite
CaAl
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
5.DB.05UM1977-02-CO:AlCaH
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
O
 
6
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
·32H
 
2
O
5.DB.10Dresserite
BaAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
5.DB.10Dundasite
PbAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
5.DB.10Montroyalite
Sr
 
4
Al
 
8
[(OH,F)
 
26
|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
] · 10-11H
 
2
O
5.DB.10Strontiodresserite
(Sr,Ca)Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
5.DB.10Petterdite
PbCr
3+
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
·H
 
2
O
5.DB.10Kochsándorite
CaAl
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
 · H
 
2
O
5.DB.15Hydrodresserite
BaAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
5.DB.20Schuilingite-(Nd)
PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO
 
3
)
 
3
(OH)·1.5H
 
2
O
5.DB.25Sergeevite
Ca
 
2
Mg
 
11
(CO
 
3
)
 
13
·10H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
11.14.1Spherocobaltite
CoCO
 
3
11.14.2Kolwezite
(Cu,Co)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
11.14.3Nullaginite
Ni
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
11.14.4Hellyerite
NiCO
 
3
·6H
 
2
O
11.14.5Otwayite
Ni
 
2
CO
 
3
(OH)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
11.14.6Zaratite
Ni
 
3
(CO
 
3
)(OH)
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
11.14.7Kambaldaite
NaNi
 
4
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
·3H
 
2
O
11.14.8Glaukosphaerite
(Cu,Ni)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|CO
 
3
]
11.14.9Gaspéite
(Ni,Mg,Fe)CO
 
3
11.14.10Reevesite
Ni
 
6
Fe
3+
2
[(OH)
 
16
|CO
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O
11.14.11Comblainite
(Ni
 
x
,Co
 
1-x
)(OH)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
(1-x)/2
·nH
 
2
O

Other Names for Szymańskiite

Synonyms:
IMA1989-045
Other Languages:
German:Szymanskiit
Russian:Шиманскиит
Spanish:Szymanskiita

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 Szymańskiite

Reference List:Canadian Mineralogist (1990): 28: 703-707.

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    • California
      • San Benito Co.
        • Diablo Range
          • New Idria District
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