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Schuetteite

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Oceanic Mine, Cambria-Oceanic District, Santa Lucia Range, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA
© 2005 M. Kampf

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Formula:
Hg
2+
3
[O
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
System:HexagonalColour:Canary-, orange- and ...
Hardness:3
Name:Named after Curt Nicolaus Schuette (1895-1975) American geologist.


Appears to form in two different ways, by action of sunlight on cinnabar and the reaction of sulfuric acid on native mercury (retorts)

Classification of Schuetteite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/B.03-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.BB.40

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
B : With medium-sized cations
Dana 8th edition ID:30.1.13.1

30 : ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
1 : (AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.5.17

25 : Sulphates
5 : Sulphates of Zn and Hg
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Type Occurrence of Schuetteite

Type Locality:Oceanic Mine, Cambria-Oceanic District, Santa Lucia Range, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA
Year of Discovery:1959

Physical Properties of Schuetteite

Colour:Canary-, orange- and brownish yellow
Hardness (Mohs):3
Density (measured):8.18 g/cm3
Density (calculated):8.36 g/cm3

Crystallography of Schuetteite

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Cell Parameters:a = 7.07Å, c = 10.05Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.421
Unit Cell Volume:V 435.05 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:Coatings, hexagonal plates

Optical Data of Schuetteite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nε = 2.100
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.000

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

Chemical Properties of Schuetteite

Formula:
Hg
2+
3
[O
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
Essential elements:Hg, O, S
All elements listed in formula:Hg, O, S

Relationship of Schuetteite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
7.BB.05Caminite
Mg
 
7
[(OH)
 
4
|(SO
 
4
)
 
5
] · H
 
2
O
7.BB.10Hauckite
Fe
3+
3
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
24
Zn
 
18
[(OH)
 
81
|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
]
7.BB.15Antlerite
Cu
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.20Dolerophanite
Cu
 
2
[O|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.25Brochantite
Cu
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.30Vergasovaite
Cu
 
3
[O|SO
 
4
|(MoO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)]
7.BB.35Klebelsbergite
Sb
 
4
[O
 
4
|(OH)
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
7.BB.45Paraotwayite
Ni(OH)
 
2-x
(SO
 
4
,CO
 
3
)
 
0.5x
7.BB.50Xocomecatlite
Cu
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|TeO
 
4
]
7.BB.55Pauflerite
(V
4+
 
O)[SO
 
4
]
7.BB.60Grandviewite
Cu
 
3
Al
 
9
[(OH)
 
29
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
25.5.1Zinkosite
ZnSO
 
4
25.5.2Goslarite
ZnSO
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
25.5.3Namuwite
(Zn,Cu)
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
25.5.4Ktenasite
Zn(Cu,Zn)
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 6H
 
2
O
25.5.5Ramsbeckite
(Cu,Zn)
 
15
[(OH)
 
22
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 6H
 
2
O
25.5.6Boyleite
(Zn,Mg)SO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
25.5.7Serpierite
Ca(Cu,Zn)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
25.5.8Orthoserpierite
Ca(Cu,Zn)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
25.5.9Zincaluminite
Zn
 
6
Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
13
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
25.5.10Glaucocerinite
(Zn,Cu)
 
10
Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
32
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 18H
 
2
O
25.5.11Gunningite
(Zn,Mn)SO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
25.5.12Chaidamuite
ZnFe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)·4H
 
2
O
25.5.13Bianchite
(Zn,Fe)SO
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
25.5.15Zincmelanterite
(Zn,Cu,Fe)SO
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
25.5.16Zincobotryogen
(Zn,Mg,Mn
2+
 
)Fe
3+
 
[OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 7H
 
2
O
25.5.18Gianellaite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
2
SO
 
4

Other Names for Schuetteite

Other Languages:
German:Schuetteit
Russian:Шутеит
Spanish:Schuetteita

Other Information

Other Information:Does not darken on exposure to light.
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 Schuetteite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1959): 44: 1026-1038.

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