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Hechtsbergite

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Hechtsberg quarry, Hausach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Formula:
Bi
 
2
[O|OH|VO
 
4
]
System:MonoclinicLustre:Adamantine
Hardness:4½
Name:Named after the locality.
This page provides mineralogical data about Hechtsbergite.

Classification of Hechtsbergite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.30-03
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BO.15

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
O : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
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Type Occurrence of Hechtsbergite

Type Locality:Hechtsberg quarry, Hausach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Physical Properties of Hechtsbergite

Lustre:Adamantine
Hardness (Mohs):4½

Crystallography of Hechtsbergite

Crystal System:Monoclinic

Optical Data of Hechtsbergite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 2.260 nβ = 2.270 nγ = 2.300
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.040

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

Chemical Properties of Hechtsbergite

Formula:
Bi
 
2
[O|OH|VO
 
4
]
Essential elements:Bi, H, O, V
All elements listed in formula:Bi, H, O, V

Relationship of Hechtsbergite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.BO.05Nacaphite
Na
 
2
Ca[F|PO
 
4
]
8.BO.10Preisingerite
Bi
 
3
[O|OH|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BO.10Petitjeanite
Bi
 
3
[O|OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BO.10Schumacherite
Bi
 
3
[O|OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BO.15Atelestite
Bi
 
8
[O
 
5
|(OH)
 
5
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BO.15Smrkovecite
Bi
 
2
[O|OH|PO
 
4
]
8.BO.20Kombatite
Pb
 
14
[O
 
9
|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
|Cl
 
4
]
8.BO.20Sahlinite
Pb
 
14
[O
 
9
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
|Cl
 
4
]
8.BO.25Heneuite
CaMg
 
5
(CO
 
3
)(PO
 
4
)
 
3
OH
8.BO.30Nefedovite
Na
 
5
Ca
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
F
8.BO.35Kuznetsovite
(Hg-Hg)Hg
2+
 
[Cl|AsO
 
4
]
8.BO.40Artsmithite
(Hg-Hg)
2+
2
Al[(OH)
 
1+3x
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2-x
] (x ≈ 0.26)
8.BO.45Schlegelite
Bi
 
7
[O
 
4
|(MoO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]

Other Names for Hechtsbergite

Synonyms:
IMA1995-050
Other Languages:
German:Hechtsbergit
Russian:Хехтсбергит
Spanish:Hechtsbergita

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 Hechtsbergite

Reference List:Mineralogical Record: 29: 471.

Krause, W., Bernhardt, H.-J., Blaß, G., Effenberger, H., Graf, H.-W. (1997): Hechtsbergite, Bi2O(OH)(VO4), a new mineral from the Black Forest, Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1997), 271-287.

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    Localities for Hechtsbergite

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    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Conceição do Mato Dentro
          • São José de Brejaúba (São José de Bryamba)
    		[MinRec 32:416]
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad)
          • Slavkovský Les Mts
    		Ridkosil, T., Sejkora, J., Srein, V. (1996): Smrkovecite, monoclinic Bi2O(OH)(PO4), a new mineral of the atelestite group. Neues Jahrb.Mineral., Mh., 1996, 97-102
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Hausach
    		Krause, W., Bernhardt, H.-J., Blaß, G., Effenberger, H., Graf, H.-W. (1997): Hechtsbergite, Bi2O(OH)(VO4), a new mineral from the Black Forest, Germany. N. Jb. Mineral. Mh. 1997, 271-287.
        • Wolfach
          • Oberwolfach
            • Rankach valley
    		U. Kolitsch, G. Blaß, H.-W. Graf und J. Gröbner (2004): Neufunde aus der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald. Lapis 29 (2) 18-23; 50. (in German)
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