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Huntite

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Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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Formula:
CaMg
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
System:TrigonalColour:White to Lemon White
Lustre:EarthyHardness:1 - 2


Huntite forms compact fibrous chalky masses. It is found in caverns in magnesian rocks.

Classification of Huntite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/B.03-70
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.AB.25

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
A : Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
B : Alkali-earth (and other M2+) carbonates
Dana 7th edition ID:14.4.3.1
Dana 8th edition ID:14.4.3.1

14 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
4 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:11.4.7

11 : Carbonates
4 : Carbonates of Ca
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Type Occurrence of Huntite

Type Locality:Ala-Mar deposit (Currant Creek deposit; Manzoni deposit), Currant District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
Year of Discovery:1953

Physical Properties of Huntite

Lustre:Earthy
Colour:White to Lemon White
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):1 - 2

Crystallography of Huntite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Cell Parameters:a = 9.5Å, c = 7.82Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.823
Unit Cell Volume:V 611.20 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Horizontal Axis: ° to ° Vertical Axis: % Source Data: Filtered Data: Peaks:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Chemical Properties of Huntite

Formula:
CaMg
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
Essential elements:C, Ca, Mg, O
All elements listed in formula:C, Ca, Mg, O

Relationship of Huntite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
5.AB.05Calcite
CaCO
 
3
5.AB.05Gaspéite
(Ni,Mg,Fe)CO
 
3
5.AB.05Magnesite
MgCO
 
3
5.AB.05Otavite
CdCO
 
3
5.AB.05Rhodochrosite
MnCO
 
3
5.AB.05Siderite
FeCO
 
3
5.AB.05Smithsonite
ZnCO
 
3
5.AB.05Spherocobaltite
CoCO
 
3
5.AB.10Ankerite
Ca(Fe
2+
 
 ,Mg,Mn
2+
 
)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.10Dolomite
CaMg(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.10Kutnohorite
Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.10Minrecordite
CaZn(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.15Aragonite
CaCO
 
3
5.AB.15Cerussite
PbCO
 
3
5.AB.15Strontianite
SrCO
 
3
5.AB.15Witherite
BaCO
 
3
5.AB.20Vaterite
CaCO
 
3
5.AB.30Norsethite
BaMg(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.35Alstonite
BaCa(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.40Olekminskite
Sr(Sr,Ba)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.40Paralstonite
BaCa(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.45Barytocalcite
BaCa(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.50Carbocernaite
(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
5.AB.55Benstonite
(Ba,Sr)
 
6
(Ca,Mn)
 
6
Mg(CO
 
3
)
 
13
5.AB.60Juangodoyite
Na
 
2
Cu(CO
 
3
)
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
11.4.1Calcite
CaCO
 
3
11.4.2Aragonite
CaCO
 
3
11.4.3Vaterite
CaCO
 
3
11.4.4Monohydrocalcite
CaCO
 
3
·H
 
2
O
11.4.5Ikaite
CaCO
 
3
·6H
 
2
O
11.4.6Dolomite
CaMg(CO
 
3
)
 
2
11.4.8Sergeevite
Ca
 
2
Mg
 
11
(CO
 
3
)
 
13
·10H
 
2
O

Other Names for Huntite

Other Languages:
German:Huntit
Russian:Хантит
Spanish:Huntita

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 Huntite

Reference List:Graf, D.L & W.F. Bradley (1962), The crystal structure of huntite Mg3Ca(CO3)4, Acta Crystallographica: 15: 238-242.

American Mineralogist: 38: 4-24.

Kinsman, D.J.J. (1967), Huntite from a carbonate evaporite environment: American Mineralogist: 52: 1332-1340.

American Mineralogist: 71: 163-166.

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