https://www.mineralbox.biz
https://www.mineraliengrosshandel.com
https://www.mineral-bosse.de
https://www.edelsteine-neuburg.de
http://www.spessartit.de/walldorf.html
'._('einklappen').'
 

Heyite (Heyit)

Pictures (4 Images total)

Heyit
Views (File:
1344185571
): 887
Heyit
Körnige gelbe Kristalle, Bildbreite: <1 mm; Fundort: Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Humboldt Co., Nedvada
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A025613, Donator: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Iron Point District/Valmy/Silver Coin Mine
Mineral: Heyite
Image: 1344185571
Rating: 9 (votes: 1)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Heyit (SNr: A025613)

Körnige gelbe Kristalle, Bildbreite: <1 mm; Fundort: Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Humboldt Co., Nedvada
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2012-08-05
Locality: Silver Coin Mine / Valmy / Iron Point District / Humboldt Co. / Nevada / USA
Heyit
Views (File:
1422474184
): 564
Heyit
Körnige gelbe Kristalle, BB = 2 mm; Fundort: Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA.
Copyright: Manfred Früchtl; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A029569, Donator: Peter Köhlen
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Iron Point District/Valmy/Silver Coin Mine
Mineral: Heyite
Image: 1422474184
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Heyit (SNr: A029569)

Körnige gelbe Kristalle, BB = 2 mm; Fundort: Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Manfred Früchtl
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2015-01-28
Locality: Silver Coin Mine / Valmy / Iron Point District / Humboldt Co. / Nevada / USA
Heyit
Views (File:
1533137222
): 486
Heyit
Raidelbach Odenwald; Bildbreite 2 mm
Copyright: Ulrich Hansper; Contribution: Ulrich Hansper
Collection: Ulrich Hansper
Location: Deutschland/Hessen/Darmstadt, Bezirk/Bergstraße, Landkreis/Lautertal/Gadernheim/Raidelbach
Mineral: Heyite
Image: 1533137222
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Heyit

Raidelbach Odenwald; Bildbreite 2 mm
Collection: Ulrich Hansper
Copyright: Ulrich Hansper
Contribution: Ulrich Hansper 2018-08-01
Locality: Raidelbach / Gadernheim / Lautertal / Bergstraße, Landkreis / Darmstadt, Bezirk / Hessen / Deutschland
Heyit
Views (File:
1533137303
): 497
Heyit
Raidelbach Odenwald; Bildbreite 2 mm
Copyright: Ulrich Hansper; Contribution: Ulrich Hansper
Collection: Ulrich Hansper
Location: Deutschland/Hessen/Darmstadt, Bezirk/Bergstraße, Landkreis/Lautertal/Gadernheim/Raidelbach
Mineral: Heyite
Image: 1533137303
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Heyit

Raidelbach Odenwald; Bildbreite 2 mm
Collection: Ulrich Hansper
Copyright: Ulrich Hansper
Contribution: Ulrich Hansper 2018-08-01
Locality: Raidelbach / Gadernheim / Lautertal / Bergstraße, Landkreis / Darmstadt, Bezirk / Hessen / Deutschland

You find additional Heyit specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color gelborange
Hardness (Mohs) 4
Solubility +++ HCl, warme HNO3, warme KOH, + kalte HNO3, KOH
Crystal System monoklin, P21/m

Chemism

Chemical formula

Pb5Fe22+(VO4)2O4

Chemical composition

Blei, Eisen, Sauerstoff, Vanadium

Unit weight: 1441.61658 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 21

Info

Empirical formula:

Pb5Fe2(VO4)2O4

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Oxygen

O

13.32

12

57.14

15.9994300

191.9931600
Vanadium

V

7.07

2

9.52

50.9415100

101.8830200
Iron

Fe

7.75

2

9.52

55.8452000

111.6904000
Lead

Pb

71.87

5

23.81

207.2100000

1,036.0500000

Analysis wt%

Ø PbO : 77.52, ZnO : 0.83, FeO : 8.65, V2O5 : 13.00 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 73)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

8.BK.20

8: Phosphate, Arsenate, Vanadate
B: Phosphate, etc., mit weitere Anionen, ohne H2O
K: Mit mittelgroßen und großen [Kationen] (OH, etc.):RO4 = 2:1, 2.5:1
20:Heyit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VII/B.34-010

VII: PHOSPHATE, ARSENATE UND VANADATE ("Phosphate" des Registers immer einschließlich isotyper Arsenate und Vanadate!)
B: Wasserfreie Phosphate, mit fremden Anionen F,Cl,O,OH
34: Mittelgroße und große Kationen: Mg-Cu-Zn und Ca-Na-K-Ba-Pb

Classification by Hölzel

8.BL.600

8: PHOSPHATES ARSENATES VANADATES
B: Phosphates (+Anions -Water)
L: Phosphates, very large: 2, Vmed: 2
6: With other complex Anions: Oxonium

Dana 8th edition

41.02.02.01

41: Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
02: Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen where (A B)7 (XO4)2 Zq

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Brackebuschite supergroup  ⇒ Brackebuschite group

Optical Properties

Color

gelborange

max. Birefringence

0.081
Birefringence chart\! Heyite title=Birefringence chart Heyite

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

2.185

RI value β

2.219

RI value γ / ε

2.266

Ri mean

2.223

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 89°

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

11

Space Group

P21/m

Cell parameters a (Å)

8.910

Cell parameters b (Å)

6.017

Cell parameters c (Å)

7.734

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.481

Cell parameters c/b

1.285

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

111.88

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

1

Volumne (ų)

384.764

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

8.281(20),
4.873(50),
3.674(30),
3.248(100),
3.010(30),
2.970(70),
2.767(60),
2.306(30)
XRD chart Heyite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

Open larger view

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

4

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

190 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

6.3 (gemessen)

6.221 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ HCl, warme HNO3, warme KOH, + kalte HNO3, KOH

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Nevada/White Pine Co./Nevada District/Betty Jo Claim

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Williams, 1973

References

Mineralogical Magazine 39 (1973), 65

IMA group assignments

Other languages

German

Heyit

Spanish

Heyita

French

Heyite

English

Heyite

Russian

Хейит

Simplified Chinese

钒铁铅矿

Alternative Name

Japanese

ヘイ石

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1971-042

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Hyt

Locations with GPS information