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Hancockite

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Klinoedrit (rosa) und Epidot-(Pb) (orange)
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Klinoedrit (rosa) und Epidot-(Pb) (orange)
Größe: 44x28 mm; Fundort: Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Copyright: Rock Currier; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: USA/New Jersey/Sussex Co./Franklin Mining District/Franklin
Mineral: Clinohedrite, Hancockite
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Klinoedrit (rosa) und Epidot-(Pb) (orange)

Größe: 44x28 mm; Fundort: Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Copyright: Rock Currier
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2010-09-09
Locality: Franklin / Franklin Mining District / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA
Hancockit
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Hancockit
Franklin Furnace,Sussex Co./New Jersey USA; Größe 4 x 3cm
Copyright: Haubi; Contribution: Haubi
Collection: Haubi
Location: USA/New Jersey/Sussex Co./Franklin Mining District/Franklin/Franklin Marble/Furnace Quarry
Mineral: Hancockite
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Hancockit

Franklin Furnace,Sussex Co./New Jersey USA; Größe 4 x 3cm
Collection: Haubi
Copyright: Haubi
Contribution: Haubi 2013-02-15
Locality: Furnace Quarry / Franklin Marble / Franklin / Franklin Mining District / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA
prismatisch-blockige braunrote Hancockit-Kristalle
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prismatisch-blockige braunrote Hancockit-Kristalle
von Franklin im Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA; BB = 2,0 mm
Copyright: Bebo; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A004001, Donator: Manfred Seitz
Location: USA/New Jersey/Sussex Co./Franklin Mining District/Franklin
Mineral: Hancockite
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prismatisch-blockige braunrote Hancockit-Kristalle (SNr: A004001)

von Franklin im Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA; BB = 2,0 mm
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Bebo
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2017-10-04
Locality: Franklin / Franklin Mining District / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA

You find additional specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color braun, backsteinrot, bräunlich rot, kastanienbraun
Streak color bräunlich weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 6.5
Solubility - HCl
Crystal System monoklin, P21/m

Chemism

Chemical formula

CaPb(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Blei, Calcium, Eisen, Silicium, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 650.3538034 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 22

Info

Empirical formula:

CaPb(Al2Fe)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

0.15

1

4.55

1.0079470

1.0079470
Oxygen

O

31.98

13

59.09

15.9994300

207.9925900
Aluminium

Al

8.30

2

9.09

26.9815382

53.9630764
Silicon

Si

12.96

3

13.64

28.0855300

84.2565900
Calcium

Ca

6.16

1

4.55

40.0784000

40.0784000
Iron

Fe

8.59

1

4.55

55.8452000

55.8452000
Lead

Pb

31.86

1

4.55

207.2100000

207.2100000

Analysis wt%

SiO2 : 30.99, Al2O3 : 17.89, Mn2O3 : 1.38, Fe2O3 : 12.33, MnO : 2.12, MgO : 0.52, PbO : 18.53, CaO : 11.50, SrO : 3.89, H2O : 1.62 (Ref: USGS 35)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.BG.05

9: Silikate (Germanate)
B: Gruppensilikate (Sorosilikate)
G: Gruppen(Soro)-Silikate mit gemischten SiO4 und Si2O7 Gruppen; Kationen in oktahedraler [6] und größerer Koordination
05:Epidot-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/C.23-025

VIII: SILIKATE
C: Gruppensilikate
23: Mischstrukturen mit [SiO4] 4--Inseln und [Si2O7] 6--Gruppen; Epidot-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

9.BN.115

9: SILICATES
B: Sorosilicates
N: With SiO4 + Si2O7
1: Clinozoisite-Group

IMA status

anerkannt, von einer IMA Subkomission umbenant von Hancockit auf Epidot-(Pb)

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Epidote supergroup  ⇒ Epidote group

Optical Properties

Color

braun, backsteinrot, bräunlich rot, kastanienbraun

Streak color

bräunlich weiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

durchscheinend

max. Birefringence

0.042
Birefringence chart\! Hancockite title=Birefringence chart Hancockite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.788

RI value β

1.81

RI value γ / ε

1.830

Ri mean

1.809

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 50°

Optical Data Luminescence

Luminescence

keine Fluoreszenz bekannt

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

11

Space Group

P21/m

Cell parameters a (Å)

9.03

Cell parameters b (Å)

5.62

Cell parameters c (Å)

10.29

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.607

Cell parameters c/b

1.831

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

115.93

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volume (ų)

469.632

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

6.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

960 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

4.327 (berechnet) 4 (gemessen)

4.599 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

- HCl

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/New Jersey/Sussex Co./Franklin Mining District/Franklin/Franklin Marble/Furnace Quarry

References

Nomenclature of epidotes A proposal concerning nomeclature within the epidote supergroup is accepted, and the names hancockite, niigataite and tweddillite are reinstated instead of epidote-(Pb), clinozoisite-(Sr)and manganipiemontite-(Sr), respectively. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page 947; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941 - 947.

IMA group assignments

Other languages

Spanish

Epidota-(Pb)

German

Hancockit

English

Hancockite

French

Hancockite

Russian

Ханкокит

Russian

Эпидот-(Pb)

Simplified Chinese

锶帘石

old name

German

Epidot-(Pb)

English

Epidote-(Pb)

Alternative Name

Spanish

Hancockita

Hancockite

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Hnc

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) J19qSMuVjkmP7aP5KE5jNw
GUID (Global unique identifier) 486A5F27-95CB-498E-8FED-A3F9284E6337
Database ID 1512