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Hisingerite

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Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Formula:
Fe
3+
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Black, Brownish-black
Lustre:Vitreous, Resinous, GreasyHardness:2½ - 3
Name:
For the Swedish chemist and mineralogist, Wilhelm Hisinger (1765-1852)
This page provides mineralogical data about Hisingerite.

Classification of Hisingerite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/H.26-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.ED.10

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
D : Phyllosilicates with kaolinite layers composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets
Dana 8th edition ID:71.1.5.2

71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
1 : Sheets of 6-membered rings with 1:1 layers
Hey's CIM Ref.:14.19.8

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
19 : Silicates of Fe
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Type Occurrence of Hisingerite

Type Locality:Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden
Year of Discovery:1828

Occurrences of Hisingerite

Geological Setting:Secondary mineral formed by weathering or deuteric alteration of iron bearing silicates or sulfides.

Physical Properties of Hisingerite

Lustre:Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent, Translucent
Colour:Black, Brownish-black
Streak:Yellowish brown
Hardness (Mohs):2½ - 3
Tenacity:Brittle
Fracture:Conchoidal
Density (measured):2.43 - 2.67 g/cm3

Crystallography of Hisingerite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 5.4Å, b = 9.03Å, c = 14.99Å
β = 98.32°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.598 : 1 : 1.66
Unit Cell Volume:V 723.25 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:Massive, compact, minutely spherical.
Comment:Amorphous to poorly crystalline

Optical Data of Hisingerite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.715 nγ = 1.730
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.015

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

Chemical Properties of Hisingerite

Formula:
Fe
3+
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Fe, H, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Fe, H, O, Si
Common Impurities:Al,Mg,Ca

Relationship of Hisingerite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.ED.05Dickite
Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.05Kaolinite
Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.05Nacrite
Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.05Odinite
(Fe,Mg,Al,Fe,Ti,Mn)
 
2.4
(Si,Al)
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.10Halloysite
Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.10Halloysite-7Å
Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.15Amesite
Mg
 
2
Al[(OH)
 
4
|AlSiO
 
5
]
9.ED.15Antigorite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
5
]
9.ED.15Berthierine
(Fe,Fe,Mg)
 
2-3
(Si,Al)
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.15Brindleyite
(Ni,Mg,Fe)
 
2
Al(Si,Al)O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.15Caryopilite
(Mn,Mg)
 
3
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.15Chrysotile
Mg
 
3
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.15Cronstedtite
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
 
[(Si,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
O
 
5
](OH)
 
4
9.ED.15Fraipontite
(Zn,Al)
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|(Si,Al)
 
2
O
 
5
]
9.ED.15Greenalite
Fe
 
2-3
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.15Kellyite
Mn
2+
2
Al[(OH)
 
4
|AlSiO
 
5
]
9.ED.15Lizardite
Mg
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
5
]
9.ED.15Manandonite
LiAl
 
4
Si
 
3
BO
 
10
(OH)
 
6
9.ED.15Népouite
(Ni,Mg)
 
3
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.15Pecoraite
Ni
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
5
]
9.ED.20Allophane
(Al
 
2
O
 
3
)(SiO
 
2
)
 
1.3-2
·2.5-3H
 
2
O
9.ED.20Chrysocolla
(Cu,Al)
 
2
H
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
·nH
 
2
O
9.ED.20Imogolite
Al
 
2
SiO
 
3
(OH)
 
4
9.ED.20Neotocite
(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO
 
3
·H
 
2
O
9.ED.25Bismutoferrite
Fe
3+
2
Bi[OH|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.ED.25Chapmanite
Fe
3+
2
Sb
3+
 
[OH|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
14.19.1Fayalite
Fe
2+
2
[SiO
 
4
]
14.19.2Ferrosilite
Fe
 
2
[SiO
 
3
]
 
2
14.19.3Laihunite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
2
14.19.4Ferro-anthophyllite
☐[Fe
2+
2
][Fe
2+
5
][(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
8
O
 
22
]
14.19.5Ferripyrophyllite
Fe
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
14.19.6Greenalite
Fe
 
2-3
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
4
14.19.7Cronstedtite
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
 
[(Si,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
O
 
5
](OH)
 
4

Other Names for Hisingerite

Synonyms:
CanbyiteSturtite
Other Languages:
German:Hisingerit
Thraulit
Spanish:Hisingerita
Varieties:
Aluminian HisingeriteChrome-Alumina-HisingeriteDegeroite

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 Hisingerite

Reference List:Clays and Clay Minerals (1984): 32: 272.

Journal of the Czech Geological Society, Prague (1996): 41: 1-2, 7-14.

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