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Gerstmannite

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Gerstmannite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Gerstmannite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Gerstmannite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Gerstmannite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Gerstmannite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Gerstmannite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Gerstmannite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Gerstmannite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
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About GerstmanniteHide

Ewald Gerstmann
Formula:
MnMgZn(SiO4)(OH)2
Hardness:
4½
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named in 1977 by Paul Brian Moore and Takaharu Araki after Mr. Ewald "The Dutchman" Gerstmann [September 19, 1918 in Bremerhaven, Germany - December 14, 2005, Andover, New Jersey], stationary engineer, mineral dealer, and avid collector of Franklin Mining District minerals. Operator of a private mineral museum and collectors' gathering spot at Franklin, NJ, for many years. The Gerstmann mineral collection was donated to the Franklin Mineral Museum.
This page provides mineralogical data about Gerstmannite.


Classification of GerstmanniteHide

IMA status:
Approved
Approval Year:
1975
Strunz 8th ed.:
8/B.03-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
9.AE.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
E : Nesosilicates with additional anions (O,OH,F,H2O); cations in tetrahedral [4] coordination
Dana 8th ed.:
52.2.1.4

52 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
2 : Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination
Hey's CIM Ref.:
14.7.21

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
7 : Silicates of Ba, Sr and Zn

Physical Properties of GerstmanniteHide

Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale

Optical Data of GerstmanniteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.655 nβ = 1.657 nγ = 1.678
2V:
Measured: 50° to 60°, Calculated: 36°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.023
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
weak

Chemical Properties of GerstmanniteHide

Formula:
MnMgZn(SiO4)(OH)2
IMA Formula:
Mn2+MgZn(SiO4)(OH)2
Elements listed:
H, Mg, Mn, O, Si, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Fe,Na

Crystallography of GerstmanniteHide

Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.18 Å, b = 18.65 Å, c = 6.25 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.439 : 1 : 0.335
Unit Cell V:
953.48 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Type Occurrence of GerstmanniteHide

Synonyms of GerstmanniteHide

Other Language Names for GerstmanniteHide

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

9.AE.05BerylliteBe3(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2OOrth.
9.AE.10EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
9.AE.15SverigeiteNaMnMgSnBe2(SiO4)3(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
9.AE.20HodgkinsoniteMn2+Zn2(SiO4)(OH)2Mon.
9.AE.30ClinohedriteCaZn(SiO4) · H2OMon. m : Bb
9.AE.35StringhamiteCaCu(SiO4) · H2OMon.
9.AE.40Katoptrite(Mn2+,Mg)13(Al,Fe3+)4Sb5+2(SiO4)2O20Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.AE.45YeatmaniteZn6Mn2+9Sb5+2(SiO4)4O12Tric.
9.AE.50SphaerobertranditeBe3(SiO4)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

52.2.1.1EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
52.2.1.2ClinohedriteCaZn(SiO4) · H2OMon. m : Bb
52.2.1.3HodgkinsoniteMn2+Zn2(SiO4)(OH)2Mon.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

14.7.1SanborniteBa2(Si4O10)Orth.
14.7.2KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2OMon.
14.7.3WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)Tric.
14.7.4MacdonalditeBaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10H2OOrth.
14.7.5EricssoniteBaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)Mon. 2/m : B2/m
14.7.6Ericssonite-2OBaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)Orth.
14.7.7GillespiteBaFe2+Si4O10Tet.
14.7.8AndrémeyeriteBaFe2+2(Si2O7)Mon.
14.7.9PellyiteBa2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17Orth.
14.7.10TaikaniteSr3BaMn2+2(Si4O12)O2Mon.
14.7.11WillemiteZn2SiO4Trig. 3 : R3
14.7.12HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2OOrth. mm2 : Imm2
14.7.13ZincsiliteZn3(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
14.7.14HardystoniteCa2Zn(Si2O7)Tet. 4 2m : P4 21m
14.7.15PetedunniteCa(Zn,Mn2+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6Mon.
14.7.16ClinohedriteCaZn(SiO4) · H2OMon. m : Bb
14.7.17JunitoiteCaZn2Si2O7 · H2OOrth. mm2
14.7.18LarsenitePbZnSiO4Orth. mm2 : Pna21
14.7.19EsperitePbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3Mon. 2/m : P21/b
14.7.20HodgkinsoniteMn2+Zn2(SiO4)(OH)2Mon.
14.7.22GageiteMn21(Si4O12)2O3(OH)20Mon. 2/m
14.7.23FranklinfurnaceiteCa2Fe3+Mn2+3Mn3+(Zn2Si2O10)(OH)8Mon. 2 : B2

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for GerstmanniteHide

Reference List:
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Moore, P.B., Araki, T. (1977) Gerstmannite, a new zinc silicate mineral and a novel cubic close-packed oxide structure. American Mineralogist 62, 51-59.
Simonov, M.A., Egorov-Tismenko, Y.K., Belov, N.V. (1978) Crystal structures of clinohedrite Ca[ZnSiO4]·H2O and herstmannite (Mn,Mg)Mg(OH)2[ZnSiO4]. Soviet Physics - Doklady 23, 113-114. [probably English translation of: SSimonov, M.A., Egorov-Tismenko, Y.K., Belov, N.V. (1978) The crystal structures of clinohedrite Ca[ZnSiO4]·H2O and herstmannite (Mn, Mg)Mg(OH)2[ZnSiO4]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 238, 1348-1350.]

Internet Links for GerstmanniteHide

Localities for GerstmanniteHide

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Locality ListHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
USA (TL)
 
  • New Jersey
    • Sussex Co.
      • Franklin mining district
        • Ogdensburg
          • Sterling Hill
Moore, P.B. & Araki, T.: Am.Min.:62:51-59 (1977); Dunn(1995):Pt3:369.
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